This canopy could have been a vapor canopy, or it might have consisted of rings, somewhat like Saturn's ice rings. This, in combination with a layer of water underground, released upon the land (Genesis 2:6) would have resulted in a global flood.
Kivuli hiki kingekuwa cha mvuke, au pengine ungekuwa ukipaa angani, labda pengine kama uvumi wa zohali. Hii ni pamoja na safu ya maji katika chini ya ardhi, ambayo yameachiliwa kuja juu ya nchi (Mwanzo 2:6) ungechangia gharika ya ulimwengu.