Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com]

Karl wrote:
I noticed you took this off line.

**I didn't intend to and I'll reply back online.


First, "day" when it is in the context of a number 
is regulated by the movement of the earth. There is 
no reason that God counted it differently than we 
do today, especially since he set the whole thing 
going. After all, in Genesis 7:4 the flood didn't 
start seven ages after God commanded Noah to enter 
the ark (though he may have been so busy that it 
seemed like ages).

**Excellent thought, Karl.  Rotation of the earth marking time, good point 
and I'm satisfied with that explanation.  I just got locked up on the sun 
being 
the instrument to measure time and that slipped pass me.  Another senior 
moment.


"Day" without the context of a number is an all 
together different matter. That is true in both 
Hebrew and English. It is very likely that English 
was influenced by Hebrew through translations of 
the Bible. It is the use of "day" in or out of the 
context of a number that determines whether or not 
"day" may refer to an age or limited to the 
equivalent of a 24 hour day. Genesis 1 is one place 
that has the context of numbers, other passages do 
not.

Agreed here.  

Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, Texas