OECs offer the following five reasons why the repeated use of the “…and was evening and was morning” phrase in Genesis 1 does not compel the view that God’s created everything in six consecutive 24-hour periods: “… And Was Evening and was Morning” Phrases in Genesis 1 Six Reasons Why OECs Contend the Use of the YECs insist the repeated use of the “…and was evening and was morning” phrase underscores the fact that each of the six creation days described in Genesis 1 was a literal 24-hour day. The exact phrase “… and was evening and was morning” (“… wayehi ‘ereb wayehi boqer”) only occurs a total of six times in the Old Testament and all six times are in Genesis 1. 1:31: “and was evening and was morning - the sixth day” 1:23: “and was evening and was morning - fifth day” 1:19: “and was evening and was morning - fourth day” 1:13: “and was evening and was morning - third day” 1:8: “and was evening and was morning - second day” 1:5: “and was evening and was morning - day one” Morning” Phrases in Genesis 1 Compel a YEC View?Įach of the six creation days referenced in Genesis 1 concludes with the phrase: “… and was evening and was morning ( wayehi ‘ereb wayehi boqer) - Day X : This article explores the reasons OECs give for contending that the use of the phrase “… and was evening and was morning” in Genesis 1 does not require the view that God created the universe in six consecutive 24-hour days. YECs contend that because each creation day (“ yom”) ends with the phrase, “… and was evening and was morning - Day X or nth Day”, there is no reasonable basis for interpreting the word “ yom” as anything other than a literal 24-hour day. Old Earth Creationists (OECs) confidently maintain the author of Genesis 1 was not referring to six literal 24-hour days in setting forth the six “days” of creation. Rather, they propose the author was using the word “day” (“ yom” in the original Hebrew) in one of the following ways: 1) Literally - but referring to one of the other literal meanings of the Hebrew word “ yom“, namely, a long, yet definite, period of time (see, e.g., the Day-Age View more>) 2) Metaphorically (see, e.g., the Literary Framework View more>) or, 3) Analogically (see, e.g., the Analogical Day View more>).Ĭontrarily, Young Earth Creationists ( YECs) adamantly maintain that in its normal usage the Hebrew word “ yom” referred to a 24-hour day and that is what the author of Genesis 1 intended in writing the Genesis Creation Account.
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