Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

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