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  • Unless I'm terribly mistaken, the Bible also says something along the lines of "To God, one day is as a thousand years". And reading the Bible with any degree of common sense, it's rather apparent that "A Thousand Years", to the writer/s of the Bible, translates into "A very, very long time" (such as one or even ten million years). Using that logic, the Biblical and modern scientific timelines for the earth's creation could actually match up pretty closely.
  • There is a considerable amount of debate over this among theologians and Bible scholars. There are those that say that it literally means six twenty-four hour periods of time. There are those that say that it means six one thousand year periods of time. Some will say that the "days" were of some other undefined amount of time. Some say that the creation story is more of an allegory rather than a literal account of how the Earth was created. Personally, I think that the last of these best fits the available evidence, but I also respect the rights of others to believe whatever they wish about this.
  • If you take the Bible seriously and interpret it literally, yes.
  • try six Jupiter days.
  • No, it is not known what a "days" actual length was.
  • You could pick it up and find out for yourself in like five minutes. Its right in the begining. +
  • It would seem so. But how was a day measured?
  • Yes, it talks about the different things that were created on the different days. A "day" is one period of light and dark or night and day.
  • Honestly I don't believe so. I think it was just a metaphor used in describing the creation. If you read the OT many of the characters lived to be hundreds of years old which is an impossible feat these days so I think that the 6 days the bible talks about were not literal 24 hour days like we know them to be today.
  • Yeah the bible says it did lol
  • Yes it does....but a theist would say its a metaphor, as that’s what they usually do to explain away most of what nonsense the bible says.
  • Here's a quote. There is no actual definition of a "day". 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. 9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
  • Hmm, thats an interesting question. I wonder alot about that. First off, I believe that it was 6 "days" because at the end its says "...the first day.", "...the second day." and so forth, so it was some measurement of time that was recorded as a day, however, I do not know if that was the day (24 hours) as we know it now or not. One thing that leads me to believe that it was not a 24 hour day is that it says that Adam named all the animals (that were in the Garden I believe), and when no suitable helper was found, God created Eve. It seems to me unlikely that this all happened in 24 hours, so I dont believe that it was a literal 24 hour day, but that it was literally 6 days, well 7, including a day of rest lol
  • 1) "Aviezer analyzes the biblical days of creation one at a time, matching up the events described with elements of the scientific theory of the universe's origins. But first he makes one proviso upon which the rest of his hypothesis depends: the "days" referred to in Genesis should not be understood as 24 hour periods but as important stages in the development of the world. This interpretation is drawn from many traditional Bible commentaries, based on the fact that before the creation of the sun on the fourth day, the terms day and night could not possibly have carried their commonplace meanings." "If Aviezer begins by suggesting that the Bible can be read in such a way as to bring it into line with scientific knowledge, a statement at the end of his book implies that in the event of a clash between the two systems, religious faith must take priority: "If I were to find that traditional Judaism appeared to be inconsistent with certain aspects of modern science, this would in no way weaken my [religious] commitment." " "Aviezer was content to interpret the "days" of creation figuratively. Not so Schroeder. For him, Genesis is a literal account of the scientifically established process of creation. He resolves the contradiction between six days and 15 billion years by invoking Einstein's theory of relativity, which asserts that rather than being an absolute value, the flow of time is influenced by motion and gravitational force. Time being relative, six days in one frame of reference could well be equivalent to 15 billion years in another. Since there was no possibility of objectively measuring the time involved in the creation process, Schroeder draws the audacious conclusion that six days represented the elapsed time from none other than God's perspective." "By implying that the Torah's deep insights cannot be accessed unless we have already discovered them by scientific means, Schroeder may, ironically, undermine his own position, making the Torah redundant as an independent source of truth." Source and further information: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ideas_belief/science/Creation/Reading.htm 2) "Day-Age creationism, a type of Old Earth creationism, is an interpretation of the creation accounts found in Genesis . It holds that the six days referred to in the Genesis account of creation are not ordinary 24-hour days, but rather are much longer periods (of thousands or millions of years). The Genesis account is then interpreted as an account of the process of cosmic evolution, providing a broad base on which any number of theories and interpretations are built. Proponents of the Day-Age Theory can be found among theistic evolutionists (who accept the scientific consensus on evolution) and progressive creationists (who reject it). The theories are said to be built on the understanding that the Hebrew word yom is used to refer to a time period, with a beginning and an end, and not necessarily that of a 24 hour day. The differences between the Young-Earth interpretation of Genesis and modern scientific theories are nontrivial: the Young-Earth interpretation says that everything in the Universe and on Earth was created in six 24-hour days (with a seventh day of rest), estimated by them to have occurred some 6,000 years ago; whereas recent mainstream scientific theories put the age of the Universe at 13.7 billion years and that of the Earth at 4.6 billion years, with various forms of life, including humans, being formed continually thereafter. The Day-Age Theory tries to reconcile these views by arguing that the Creation "days" were not ordinary 24-hour days, but actually lasted for long periods of time—or as the theory's name implies: the "days" each lasted an age. According to this view, the sequence and duration of the Creation "days" is representative or symbolic of the sequence and duration of events that scientists theorize to have happened, such that Genesis can be read as a summary of modern science, simplified for the benefit of pre-scientific humans." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-Age_Creationism Further information: "God created the earth in seven days?" http://www.belowtopsecret.com/forum/thread300980/pg1
  • No. The original Hebrew word means 'time' or 'age'.
  • im not sure but 1 day to god could mean anything. when the bible was written did they have a modern accurate calender, or a very accurate clock. i think most used the sun. not sure, good question.
  • No, as the word 'day' has many meanings, on Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and even in our language. For instance, "day or days " can refer to a time period contemporaneous with a particular person, as for example, “the days of Noah” and “the days of Lot.”—Lu 17:26-30; Isa 1:1. IT's not talking about 24 hour days of those people but of a time period. OR you could say, "In your grandfather's day". There is also the use of the word “day” in a flexible or figurative sense like “the day of God’s creating Adam” (Ge 5:1) or the “day of fury” (Zep 1:15), “the day of salvation” (2Co 6:2), “the day of judgment” (2Pe 3:7), “the great day of God the Almighty” (Re 16:14), and others. None of these are 24 hour days. This flexible use of the word “day” is clearly evident in the Genesis account of creation. It says there is a week of six creative days followed by a seventh day of rest. Each of the six creative days concludes with the statement, "And there came to be evening and there came to be morning" a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth day. (Ge 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) The seventh day, however, doesn't have this ending showing this period God has been resting creation but continues. There is no "well done yet." At Hebrews 4:1-10 the apostle Paul shows that God’s rest day was still continuing in his day. And then the entire period of the six time units or creative “days” is summed up in one all-embracing "day" at Genesis 2:4: "This is a history of the heavens and the earth in the time of their being created".
  • it's a crock of shit.
  • Interestingly, the Bible does NOT say that the earth was created in six days. Surprised? It says that the heavens and earth were created "in the beginning" - The six days , (hebrew 'yohm' for 'day'***), describe the steps God took to prepare the earth, (which, by then, already existed), for human life. Since the Bible doesn't say, it IS possible that He spent millions or even billions of years creating the physical universe, including the earth. This all occurred before the six 'days' described in Genesis. *** 'yohm' can but doesn't necessarily refer to a literal, 24hr day, can also refer to an indefinite period of time characterized by a certain event. Example: 'day of the Lord' Genesis 2:4 describes all six days put together as one day, using the same hebrew word.
  • Yes it does, but then when somethign in the bible disagrees with modern scientific findings, believers will find a way to make it jive. Its called dissonance reduction.
  • No, apparently the word translated as day more correctly means period of time. And as someone else posted, the Bible says elsewhere that to God, a thousand years is as a day.
  • Oh, man, watch the zillions of personal interpretations to this question - each one more stupid than the one before it. Apparently, the stupidity of it all is still not driving home with some folks so they have to come up with their own version. Oh, man!
  • The Bible seems to suggest that a day with God is 1000 years to men. However, day as used in this context seems to refer to a period of continuing and related activity, regardless of how much time actually passed. That interpretation would set no time limit on creation whatsoever, and would not even require that the "days" were all of the same length. We still use the term in that fashion in such phrases as "In my day..."
  • It is just a creation story. I have asked this question to a priest and he said most cultures have a creation story this is the one christians have.
  • No it does not. The fact is that the Hebrew word translated “day” can mean various lengths of time, not just a 24-hour period. For example, when summarizing God’s creative work, Moses refers to all six creative days as one day. (Genesis 2:4) In addition, on the first creative day, “God began calling the light Day, but the darkness he called Night.” (Genesis 1:5) Here, only a portion of a 24-hour period is defined by the term “day.” Certainly, there is no basis in Scripture for arbitrarily stating that each creative day was 24 hours long. How long, then, were the creative days? The wording of Genesis chapters 1 and 2 indicates that considerable lengths of time were involved. Here is a link to a good article: http://www.watchtower.org/e/200609a/article_01.htm
  • hell yes- thats how u know its wrong.
  • When Genesis is read in context and when searching for other verses in Scripture that use the same word "day" and in turn read in context, I have to say yes, this universe was created in six literal, 24 hour days. Many Christians have compromised and have "adopted" the millions of years scientific explanation. What they do is use the "Gap Theory". They put a gap of millions and billions of years between...."In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". and...."The earth was without form and void." Sorry but there is no gap there and it's ludicrous to even suggest that. Now read the first 5 verses as it is written in the Torah, from the original Hebrew text, then compare that with how it's written in our modern Bibles. Here is the Torah rendering......."In the beginning of God's creating the heavens and the earth----2 when the earth was astonishingly empty, with darkness upon the surface of the deep, and the Divine Presence hovered upon the surface of the waters----3 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and God separated between the light and the darkness. 5 God called to the light: "Day," and to the darkness He called: "Night." And there was evening and there was morning, one day." Our Bibles put a period between verse one and two where there should "not" be a period and it is there that the "Gap Theory" originated. The first 4 verses in the Torah account of Genesis is an on going narrative that isn't separated by a gap. When it says.."There was evening and there was morning, one day." That's just what it means. Another Scripture reference used by many is the thousand years as a day and a day as a thousand years. That reference has absolutely nothing to do with Genesis. What it does have to do with is that it tells us that time means nothing to an eternal Creator God. He is outside of time and space. Trying to fit that verse into the Genesis account of creation is absurd. A little Bible study go's a long ways and it saddens me to see just how many Christians don't study it which causes the compromise that has befallen the church today. They have injected naturalism (evolution) into the Bible where it has no business being.
  • I think that the Bible writers meant six literal days, since the creation week is compared to a normal human calendar week. Exodus 20:8-11 RSV "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy …. for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” 2 Peter 3:8 RSV “But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” 2 Peter 3:8 is not speaking of creation, but of the day of Judgement. It has nothing to do with Creation and Jews would not accept this. Moses never read the New Testament. In my view, the “Day-Age” theory is just an attempt to rescue the Bible from modern science.
  • Yes, it was indubitably a rush job. Apparently, god had bigger and better things to do elsewhere
  • Well, you decide. Word of mouth can change things but a day was always a day but probrably yes. No one can know for sure because religion is faith and faith is trust.
  • again , WHAT DID THE BIBLE SAY? any "simple", "common sense" "reasonable", person can REASON with this...sorry to be blunt , but thats What HE SAID....and how easy HE WHISPERED HIS BOOK...we take it or leave..there is no in between or doubt...for us...as HE will have neither when HE judges...:)
  • In Genesis, if one looks at the context in which the word "day" is used and compare the same word day in other places in Scripture one comes to the conclusion that yes, it means a literal 24 hour day. Yes, the word yom can mean a period of time but in this context it means day. Some "Gap Theorists" and other will disagree but no where in Genesis is a "gap" found. These Gap Theorists claim that there is a gap of millions or billions of years between verse one and verse two. Here are the verses as they are found in our modern Bibles----"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters." Do you find a gap of millions of years anyplace there? Now I'll post the same verses from the Jewish Tanach which conveys the original meaning of the verses.----"In the beginning of God's creating the heavens and the earth-----2 when the earth was astonishingly empty, with darkness upon the surface of the deep, and the Divine Presence hovered upon the surface of the waters". In our Bibles, a period is inserted between verses 1 and 2 but in the Tanach it is one ongoing paragraph. There is no gap and no mistaking what is being said there.
  • It can mean anything from six days to six billion years; it depends on how you choose to interpret it.
  • I happen to be able to answer this question as I have the special edition bible with note from the author. According to God... In short, nobody knows!
  • I take this to mean six ages.

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