Written 4000-5000 years ago and the only way this statement is true is if the writer knew the earth was round.
Sorry, I have a different take on that. Since the writer was referring to a great distance, the only way for the statement to be true would be if the writer thought that the earth was flat.
funny thing about those eclipses. why don’t we see a square face?
If the writer thought the earth was flat, north and south could be just as far a distance as east and west