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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • To: Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts
  • Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:54:43 +0100

On 27/10/2005 16:02, Yigal Levin wrote:

----- Original Message ----- From: "Read, James C" <K0434995 AT kingston.ac.uk>


Someone said that yom with a number can only be understood as 24 hour days.

What do you make of Daniel9:24-27?



Where's the number? He had visions evening and morning for many days; he was sick for days, and then got back to work.


I think you are looking at the wrong passage, perhaps chapter 8.

But in fact 9:24-27 is not a good example. 8:14 (although this is "evenings and mornings" rather than "days") and 12:11,12 are closer, but very likely do refer to a literal period of 3½ years.

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