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+ | Although the traditioanal biblical translations use " | ||
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+ | People living on the land in a pastoral lifestyle are accutely aware of day and night cycles, and particularly if they are agriculturalists, | ||
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+ | However, the words for days and years are used somewhat interchangeably. This suggests a possible misunderstanding in the traditional interpretation. | ||
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+ | Months, or moon cycles are also prevalent in the texts. It should not be surprising that a seminomadic shepherding culture would be very aware of patterns in the night sky, including the moon and stars, given the amount of time spent on night watch. | ||
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FIXME discuss [[iom]], [[seneh]], [[sekem]], the [[iomim]], the [[sekemim]] and [[rehep]] | FIXME discuss [[iom]], [[seneh]], [[sekem]], the [[iomim]], the [[sekemim]] and [[rehep]] | ||
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