Interpretation: Yom

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September 17, 2013

 

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Which of these definitions is correct? And even more importantly, how do the different definitions impact the interpretation of Genesis one? I believe the Hebrew word "Yom" should be defined as a literal 24 hour day, and if we attempt to define it otherwise, in this context, we cut the thread that holds the credibility of the bible together...
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When these words are used along with "Yom" in other Old Testament Scripture, such as Exodus 27:21, it always applies a literal day (Grigg). The writer describes the day "as composed of its literal parts, ?morning' and ?evening'" (Grigg). Also, the first reference to day, in Genesis 1:5 is used in context of a full rotation of the earth; "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night...
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