Can the Scripture explain how animals and humanity migrated to the various continents?

Answer 1

Yes, the scripture does explain how animals and humanity migrated to the various continents. It is found in Genesis 11:1-9.

Another Perspective:No, not really.

For a more practical interpretation of this, try an experiment:

1. For this you will need a standard dinner plate, a one gallon pitcher, and water to fill the pitcher. Place the plate on a flat, level surface.
2. Pour a small amount, say about a tablespoon of water into the center of the plate. --If it is truly flat, the water will remain in the center of the plate.
3. Now, pour the remainder of the contents of the pitcher into the same spot on the plate, AND try to keep all the water in that spot.

By now you have noticed that the added water overflows and supplants the original tablespoon of water you poured.

Greater numbers will push the boundaries of the original population. As the population rises, it will move further and further out from its original home.

Not absolutely everything is explained in scripture. BUT, the wisdom and practicality is there in the original creation story. In short, God created a universe to operate under very specific and logical (for this universe) laws, generally the laws of physics. While we may not fully understand these laws, they do exist and are never broken.

Jewish answer:

This is a matter of common sense.

Have you ever heard of a Norwegian named Thor Heyerdahl? In 1947, he set sail from Peru to Polynesia, well over 4,000 miles, on a simple large handmade raft without any motor, to prove that people could migrate clear across the Pacific in early times. He succeeded. Look it up.

But more to the point, people can and have migrated over the Bering ice. So looking at a globe, that will show you that not only are Eurasia and Africa connected, but the Americas are accessible from East Asia on foot too.

Now look at southeast Asia and you'll see that there are many islands between Asia and Australia, making a connecting journey into a series of relatively short hops, instead of one long voyage.

It's also no coincidence that the South Sea Islanders are all experts at outrigger construction and usage.