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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Jimmy Doyle <jkdoyle AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts
  • Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:21:16 +0100

On 24/10/2005 02:13, Jimmy Doyle wrote:

I'm in a discussion with a creationist who believes in 6 literal 24-hour
days of creation. Can anyone point me to good resources for the use of yom
in the Biblical texts and Rabbnic texts? From what I gather in BDB, the
singular use of yom in the Biblical text generally refers to a single day,
but I feel as if I'm missing something here.


I think so. The "day" of Numbers 3:1 and Deuteronomy 4:15 seems to have lasted 40 days, that of Ezekiel 39:13 seven months, that of 1 Samuel 7:2 for 20 years, and that of Judges 18:30 for about 70 years - and that of Genesis 2:4 six "days".


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