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YeshuaFan said:
One of the standard Hebrew lexicons here
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The Hebrew word "Yom" (יוֹם) is a masculine noun that appears approximately 2,304 times in 1,930 verses of the WLC Hebrew Bible
. It is transliterated as yôm or yome.
According to the Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (BDB), yom carries a broad range of meanings depending on the context in which it's used:
  • Day (as opposed to night)
  • Day (24-hour period), often indicated by the phrase "evening and morning" as seen in Genesis 1.
  • Days, lifetime (when used in the plural)
  • Time, period (general sense)
  • Year
  • Temporal references: including today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
Key examples of the usage of yom:
  • Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31: These instances use "yom" in conjunction with "evening and morning" and ordinal numbers (first, second, third day, etc.), suggesting a 24-hour day in these contexts.
  • Genesis 2:4: "In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens" uses "yom" to summarize the entire creative week, demonstrating its use for a longer, collective span of time.
  • Isaiah 34:8; 63:4: These verses utilize "day" and "year" synonymously, highlighting the fluidity of the term based on the context.
  • Exodus 20:8-11; 31:16-18: These passages link the Sabbath day with the creation week, reinforcing the idea of a literal 24-hour day in this context.
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We are kicking explinations back and forth.

The Old Earthers would say that The Hebrew word YOM, (yôm) can refer to some unspecified period of time, as in "the day of the LORD" which is seen in Amos 5:18 as one example.

Deut. 32:7 says........"Remember the days (Yom) of old...".

AGAIN.....I am not suggesting one meaning over another, but think.......
So, how long is a day? We cannot say that a day is by necessity 24 hours. And therefore we also cannot say that a yom is 24 hours either.......... Especially since the sun (or "greater light to rule the day") was not created until the fourth day (Genesis 1:16).

In other words, it is dangereous to offer an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the our own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
To insert the meaning of "24 hours" to the word "day" (even in English), since even in our present time, it is not so. We say a day is 24 hours out of convention and pragmatism (imagine if we started using strict sidereal days or solar days, the mess that would create), not any other reason.
 
Major said:
We are kicking explinations back and forth.

The Old Earthers would say that The Hebrew word YOM, (yôm) can refer to some unspecified period of time, as in "the day of the LORD" which is seen in Amos 5:18 as one example.

Deut. 32:7 says........"Remember the days (Yom) of old...".

AGAIN.....I am not suggesting one meaning over another, but think.......
So, how long is a day? We cannot say that a day is by necessity 24 hours. And therefore we also cannot say that a yom is 24 hours either.......... Especially since the sun (or "greater light to rule the day") was not created until the fourth day (Genesis 1:16).

In other words, it is dangereous to offer an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the our own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
To insert the meaning of "24 hours" to the word "day" (even in English), since even in our present time, it is not so. We say a day is 24 hours out of convention and pragmatism (imagine if we started using strict sidereal days or solar days, the mess that would create), not any other reason.
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The 7th day was certainly longer than 24 hours, so why couldn't others have been so?
 
BibleLover said:
The 7th day was certainly longer than 24 hours, so why couldn't others have been so?
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Good point, but its a unique situation fro taht last day
The seventh day of creation is often considered different from the first six because it lacks the recurring phrase "and there was evening and there was morning" found in the descriptions of the previous days. Some interpretations suggest this signifies that the seventh day is ongoing, representing God's rest and the continued sustaining of creation, rather than a 24-hour period.
 
Major said:
We are kicking explinations back and forth.

The Old Earthers would say that The Hebrew word YOM, (yôm) can refer to some unspecified period of time, as in "the day of the LORD" which is seen in Amos 5:18 as one example.

Deut. 32:7 says........"Remember the days (Yom) of old...".

AGAIN.....I am not suggesting one meaning over another, but think.......
So, how long is a day? We cannot say that a day is by necessity 24 hours. And therefore we also cannot say that a yom is 24 hours either.......... Especially since the sun (or "greater light to rule the day") was not created until the fourth day (Genesis 1:16).

In other words, it is dangereous to offer an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the our own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
To insert the meaning of "24 hours" to the word "day" (even in English), since even in our present time, it is not so. We say a day is 24 hours out of convention and pragmatism (imagine if we started using strict sidereal days or solar days, the mess that would create), not any other reason.
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Those who hold to it not being seen though as being a literal 24 hour day would seem not to be relying upon Hebrew wording and Grammar used in genesis, but the mindset that is trying to either accommodate Genesis as Myth/Allegory, or else trying to fit into it evolutionary processes and time line, NOT saying you are, just that many seem to be doing it
 
YeshuaFan said:
Good point, but its a unique situation fro taht last day
The seventh day of creation is often considered different from the first six because it lacks the recurring phrase "and there was evening and there was morning" found in the descriptions of the previous days. Some interpretations suggest this signifies that the seventh day is ongoing, representing God's rest and the continued sustaining of creation, rather than a 24-hour period.
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That 7th day is still going on. It never closed out with evening and morning.
 
Exodus 20:8-11
8)Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9)Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10);But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11)For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

From God's own mouth.
 
Dave F. said:
Exodus 20:8-11
8)Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9)Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10);But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11)For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

From God's own mouth.
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He still rested on a YOM. That is the same word for day used throughout the chapter. Since all YOMs are found in the same context, they must all carry the same meaning.
 
YeshuaFan said:
Those who hold to it not being seen though as being a literal 24 hour day would seem not to be relying upon Hebrew wording and Grammar used in genesis, but the mindset that is trying to either accommodate Genesis as Myth/Allegory, or else trying to fit into it evolutionary processes and time line, NOT saying you are, just that many seem to be doing it
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Thank you and NO I am not.

I only said that those Old Earth believers use Hebrew word "YOM" as it is used in the Bible as "AGES".
 
YeshuaFan said:
Good point, but its a unique situation fro taht last day
The seventh day of creation is often considered different from the first six because it lacks the recurring phrase "and there was evening and there was morning" found in the descriptions of the previous days. Some interpretations suggest this signifies that the seventh day is ongoing, representing God's rest and the continued sustaining of creation, rather than a 24-hour period.
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Nope..........An old Earth teacher would tell you......You can not have it both ways to explain what you want to see which may not be in the Scriptures.
 
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