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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba
As one learning Hebrew I feel I HAVE TO point out a slight mistake...
Actually, the Hebrew reads "Yom Ekhad", "Day One". The rest of them are labeled 'second', 'third', 'fourth' and so on. ' One' is absolute, ' first' is comparative.  <--- closests to geeky glasses... |
You will want to let those who collated the NIV, KJV and NKJV. The NASV states it as "one day" and "a fourth day."
And your thoughts regarding 'enlightenment are interesting. Never saw that light before.
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This idea of time before the sun is an interesting one.
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It comes up frequently when discussing Genesis between those that read it as a literal seven day creation and those that see it as more poetic/allegoric.