God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh The article states that The text of Genesis relates that God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh And I agree if you do a casual reading of English translations However some commentaters notably E W Bullinger argue that the six days describes the creation of the new world after the world that was I have researched and understand Bullinger s argument I will present it here NIV Ge 1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth 2 Now the earth was formless and empty darkness was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters KJV Ge 1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth 2 And the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Now the English word formless in the NIV and the english words without form in the KJV are translations of the Hebrew word tohu G K Number H9332 and Strong s Number H8414 The Strongs Concordance lists one of the meanins of toho as to lie waste or simply waste Likewise the english word empty in the NIV and the english word void in the KJV is translated from the Hewbrew bohu G K Number H983 and Strong s Number H922 Strong s Concordance provides one of the definitions of bohu as ruin Consequently it is argued that the verses could be considered something like In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth 2 Now the earth was waste and ruin darkness was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters Furthermore Bullinger s observations continue to and link 2Pe3 6 which states KJV 2Pe3 6 Whereby the world that then was being overflowed with water perished Bullinger believes that this is a reference to Ge1 1 2 and not the flood during Noah s time He concludes with The creation in eternity past to which all fossils and remains belong Companion Bible page 3 Consequently the articles should include in my opinion the fact that some theologians reject the young Earth on literal grounds See the Bullinger s side notes Also a quick google search will show that other literal interpreters with Bullinger To summarize The article should be changed to reflect the fact that some literal interpreters of the Bible do not think the Earth is roughly 6000 years old Vacuous Poet