[b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org
Thu Oct 27 19:36:49 EDT 2005
On 27/10/2005 23:14, Read, James C wrote:
> >Anyway,
> >that connection would not be the derivation of "seven" from "rest",
> >although just possibly vice versa.
>
> Exactly!
>
> The fact that this derivation is more ancient than the Mosaic period ...
>
No, the fact is that there is no derivation which is not at least
millennia older than the Mosaic period, and probably no derivation at all.
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