> > Actually, the Hebrew word for day as found in Genesis 1 is "yom" which can be translated to mean 24 hours or the length of time in one day that the sun is shining. I say "can" because the overwhelming majority of the 1704 times it is found in the Old Testament it is used in that manner. So maybe it is slighty more than can...
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> > --kerploppus
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> Thanks, Wes, for that... um... interesting interpretation...
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> I believe that these were 6 literal days. This is because I have trouble figuring out what a figurative *evening* and *morning* would be. (For some reason, I *rarely* hear about that aspect.)
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> However... I do believe that there's an unrecorded period of time between Gen. 1:1 and 1:2, and/or 1:2 and 1:3 which could account for a greater age than 6000 years. I dunno.

That figures into the other idea that I had heard put forth elsewhere. The other scriptures that relate to it may be in Isaiah, but I honestly can't remember. Your point about the evenings and mornings is one that I agree is a strong point in favor of the literal six day interpretation.

It may be too early or too off-topic for this, but I am curious: How much importance do you (plural, not just Nyperold) place on your beliefs regarding Creation? Is there anyone here who looks at this issue as having importance beyond that of intellectual curiosity?

> Nyperold

Don Monkey