Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Karl,

> An argument could be made based on Genesis 1:14, 
> when God created the sun, moon and stars, that 
> seasons were mentioned, but the Hebrew does not say 
> seasons (as in summer, fall, winter and spring) 
> rather just times, appointed celebrations, years 
> and other are mentioned. The implication that I 
> draw from that omission is that the seasons didn't 
> exist until after the flood. Before the flood, all 
> time was harvest time, after the flood, there was 
> a particular harvest time, before no winter, after 
> winter cut off vegetative growth, and so forth.
>  

HH: The word  MW(D ("time") clearly can refer to the seasons of nature. 
In Jer 8:7 it refers to the migration season for birds. In Ps 104:19 it 
refers to nature's seasons:

Psa. 104:18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a 
refuge for the coneys.
Psa. 104:19 The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go 
down.
Psa. 104:20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of 
the forest prowl.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard