The Bible was written by people and it wasn't dictated to them by some deity so it is far from perfect and that is why there are all sorts of conflicts and flat out falsehoods. (What the Romans, Greeks, Norse, Hindus, Aztecs, Maori, Druids, Incas etc got it all wrong, but the Christians hit the bulls eye?)  The Bible's authors did not know much about anything. They knew virtually nothing about geology, biology, physics or chemistry. They did not know what stars were. The had no knowledge of atoms, gravity, cells, viruses, bacteria, genetics.  You say the Bible is perfect but then allude to a passage that needs some interpreting. There are quire a few such passages and no shortage of people willing to provide very different interpretations. On balance you seem to set a low threshold for perfection.