But long before that - in the eighth century B.C.E. - the Bible writer Isaiah referred to "the circle of the earth," using a word that may also be rendered "sphere." - Isaiah 40:22.
Mme bogologolo pele ga moo, ka lekgolo la borobedi la dingwaga, mokwadi wa Baebele e bong Isaia o ne a bua ka "kgolokwe ya lefatshe." - Isaia 40:22.