In the Bible: What is the Longest Day of Creation?
This is a new series (1-31) of Verse No. in the Bible versus the Quran.
Verse No. 31 in the Old Testament says: God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Verse No. 31 in the New Testament says ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.
Verse No. 31 in the Noble Quran says: but if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers; those who reject faith.
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The verse No. 31 in the Old Testament is Genesis 1:31
The verse says: God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
Now, it is the sixth day of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
It seems likely that this sixth day was the longest day and it was full of activity.
Statistical study of the days of creation:
The sixth day of creation is described in seven verses of Genesis 1, from verse 24 to verse 31; and it took 285 words (10159 characters) to be described.
Verse-wise, word-wise and character-wise, the sixth day is the longest day ever in the process of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
The shortest days of the creation were the first day then the second day.
The first day is described in three verses (Genesis 1:3-5); and it took 51 words (216 characters) to be described.
The second day is described in three verses (Genesis 1:6-8); and it took 56 words (237 characters) to be described.
The third day is described in five verses (Genesis 1:9-13); and it took 120 words (518 characters) to be described.
The fourth day is described in six verses (Genesis 1:14-19); and it took 131 words (499 characters) to be described.
The fifth day is described in four verses (Genesis 1:24-31); and it took 103 words (439 characters) to be described.
It follows that the order of the days of the creation are the first, the second, the fifth, the third, the fourth then the sixth.
In other words, the first and the second days are the shortest days, then the fifth, the third and the fourth days are moderate days; and the sixth day is the longest one. This statistics is done according to the count of the verses, words and characters of every day in NIV of the bible.
Summary of the activity done in the sixth day of creation (Genesis 24-31)
24] And God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures …
25] God made the wild animals, the livestock according and all the creatures that move along the ground.
26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing…
27] God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish and over the birds and over every living creature.
29] Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
30] And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Hence, the activities of the sixth day include:
1) The Earth Produced living Creatures
2) Man was Created the Same Day that the Wild Animals Were
3) Man was made last of all the creatures.
4) Three domination: Be fruitful, Fill the earth, and subdue it and have dominion over the fish and over the birds and over every living thing.
5) The food of man and also the food of all the animals and all the birds is determined; it seems likely that the Bible is in favor of the vegetarians and even the wild animals’ food is the green plant (Are all the Beasts Vegetarians?). Also, the Food of all Birds is Green Plant.
6) Man the Image of God. Has the Female Too the Image of God?
All of the above points are discussed in the articles 24-30
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The verse No. 31 in the New Testament is Matthew 2:6
In the articles 26-30, Matthew 2:1-5 say:
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. He asked the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, where the Christ was to be born.
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel. This is our topic, Matthew 2:6.
This is the second prophecy of Matthew about the Lord Jesus.
Who is this nameless prophet? He is Micah who said:
Micah 5:2 (New International Version)
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.
Upon reading Micah 5, the smart reader will find that Micah is talking about:
1) The city of troops, we never have such city in the New Testament.
2) A ruler over Israel, and Jesus was never a ruler over Israel
3) she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return, and who were the rest of Jesus brothers which return?
4) he will be their peace, when the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men; and this never happened to Jesus
5) etc.; read the whole passage and take your time.
For these reasons, the second prophecy of Matthew about the Lord Jesus is not valid..
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Verse No. 31 in the Noble Quran is 2:24,
Chapter 2 is Surah AL-BAQARA (THE COW),
Verses 2:1-5 are talking about the believers. (articles 8-12)
Verses 2:6-7 are talking about the disbelievers. (articles 13-14)
Verses 2:8-20 are talking about the hypocrites. (articles 15-27)
The address of verses 2:21-24 is general to mankind.
In articles 28, verse 2:21 says:
O mankind! worship your guardian-lord, who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to learn righteousness(so that you will be cautious)
In articles 29, verse 2:22 says:
Who (Allah) made the earth a resting place for you and the heaven a canopy and (who) sends down rain from the cloud then brings forth with it subsistence for you of the fruits; therefore do not set up rivals to Allah while you know.
In articles 30, verse 2:23 says:
and if ye are in doubt concerning that which we reveal unto our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Surah of the like thereof, and call your witness beside Allah if ye are truthful.
In this article, Verse 2:24 says:
but if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers; those who reject faith.
The meaning of verse 2:24:
And if you do not, do what was mentioned because you are incapable, and you will not (a parenthetical statement), that is, never [will you be able to], because of its inimitability, then fear, through belief in God and [belief] that this is not the words of a human, the Fire, whose fuel is men, disbelievers, and stones, like their very idols, indicating that its heat is extreme, since it burns with the [stones] mentioned, unlike the fires of this world that burn with wood and similar materials; prepared, and made ready, for disbelievers, so that they are punished in it
In other words, the verse means: And if ye do it not-and you can never do it-) this you can never do and if you try you will never succeed (then guard yourselves against the Fire) if you are bent on not believing, for you should fear hell (whose fuel is men) the unbelievers, (and stones), (prepared) created, prepared and preordained (for disbelievers).
This designates that the verse is very confident that Mankind can never beat Allah’s challenge because the Quran is unique, incomparable , peerless and inimitable.
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Verse No. 31 in the Old Testament, the New Testament in four different versions of the Bible; and in the Noble Quran in Four different Translations
Verse No. 31 in the Old Testament
Genesis 1:31
New International Version:
31] God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
New American Standard Version:
31] God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very (A)good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
English Standard Version:
31] And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
King James Version:
31] And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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Verse No. 31 in the New Testament
Matthew 2:6
New International Version:
6] ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.
New American Standard Version:
6] AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.’”
English Standard Version:
6] ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
King James Version:
6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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Verse No. 31 in the Noble Quran
Chapter 2:24
Surah AL-BAQARA (THE COW)
QARIB: but if you fail, as you are sure to fail, then guard yourselves against the fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers.
SHAKIR: but if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers
PICKTHAL: and if ye do it not – and ye can never do it – then guard yourselves against the fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones.
YUSUFALI: but if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject faith.
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It is very premature to ask this question:
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?
Wait and you will see.
Prof.dr. Ibrahim Khalil
http://www.articlesbase.com/nature-articles/in-the-bible-what-is-the-longest-day-of-creation-684671.html
17 Responses to “In the Bible: What is the Longest Day of Creation?”
How long is a day in the bible (Creation)?
Comment made on February 14th, 2010 at 7:27 pmThey say the Spirit Realm has no seconds,minutes,days or hours,this would crack the code
i also heard that in the hebrew bible the word was not exactly ‘day’ it was ‘period of time’
24 hours.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:29 amReferences :
a day can be a thousand years and a thousand years could be a day
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:31 amto God
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1,000 years … 2 Peter.
Edit:
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:33 amReferences :
Fundamentalist literalists would say 24 hours. But since the first days were before the sun was created, that makes no sense – a 24 hour day is only relevant to the earth rotating around the sun.
Elsewhere in the Bible we’re told that, to God, a day is like a thousand years. The implication is that a ‘day’ can be any period of time. So each day of Creation could have been a thousand years, or it could have been millions of years. Or, of course, the literalists could be correct
Nobody knows for sure.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:35 amReferences :
going by the account in genesis, its sunrise to sunset. you will always find "and night came"
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:37 amReferences :
yeah sure 24 hours… amazing what can be done in 24 hours… create a world universe civilization…. the whole bang thing… sorry but my disbelief is showing… these questions will never ever be answered correctly as its like.. how long is a piece of string…
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:39 amReferences :
Well its like that joke….
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:41 amGod how longer is a million years to you? He replies a second. God how much is a million dollars to you? He replies a penny! God will you give me a million dollars and he replies in a second. LOL!
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the creation story within the christian/catholic bible, a day is exactly that. one, twenty four hour day. said bible has no connections to or mention of a "spirit realm". either you are good and go to heaven or you are bad and go to hell or possible purgatory. something like a spirit realm would be more within the beliefs of the ancient pagan religions. the beliefs of these religions do not recognize the "creation" story of the bible. if you don’t mind me asking, what code are you referring to?
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:43 amReferences :
In the Genesis creation story, a day is a normal day. What we would measure as 24 hours. Anything else does violence to the plain meaning of the story.
However, I do not believe that this story can be used to guide or, even worse, limit what science says about the origin or age of the earth and life on it.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:45 amReferences :
2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Remember; God inhabits eternity.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:47 amReferences :
Holy Bible
You were correct in you edit…it means a period of time. Have you ever heard the expression "in my day"? It wasn’t a specific day, but a period of time.
The creation account covered MANY thousands of years, not 6 days or not even 6,000 years.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:49 amReferences :
A day in creation can be anything, because to God time does not exist (he invented time by creating the physical world). Fundamentalists and bible literalists say it´s 24 hours but they fail to recognize that with that position they make God a deceiver because that means He "planted" evidence like millon year old dinosaur fossils to fool us
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:51 amReferences :
"A long period of time" agrees with the evidence of the fossil record, distance to stars (it took the light of stars millions and billions of years to get here), and all other legitimate evidence.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:53 amIn chapter 2 of Genesis, on day 6 there is too much that happens between the time of Adam’s creation and Eve’s creation for day 6 to be a 24 hour day.
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The original authors of the bible intended that a day was the usual 24hr day
As scientific evidence grows, contradicting the ‘6 day creation hypothesis’, christians are now trying to reinterpret the bible’s concept of the word day, in an attempt to make it appear that their crazy story agrees with the facts that have been discovered in the modern era
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Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:55 amReferences :
In hours; it varies. DAy 1, 2, and 3 were before the Sun. Moon, and stars were created (Day 4).
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:57 amSo those specific days presently; we do not know.
It also implies teh light for Day 1, 2, and 3 came from another source (Jesus, the lightr of the world?).
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The days mentioned in Genesis are literal, 24 hour days as described in the texts by *the evening and the morning were "the" first day or "the" second day" or the "the" third day etc… They are qualified by the word "THE" and defined as day and night. Even before the sun was created on day four, the time period is given as evening and morning by the separation of light and darkness.
Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
This is reinforced in various other passages like Exodus 20:11 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.
Here again, the word "yom" means a literal day.
Many people confuse the issue with passages like 2 Peter 3:8 –But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Comment made on February 15th, 2010 at 12:59 amThis only denotes that time is immaterial to God and has no bearing on the time frame of the first week of creation.
It’s funny how the meaning of the word "day" is only argued about in Genesis….no other period of a day is fought over, such as when Jonah was in the whale for three days or when the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days. No one argues that these were thousands or millions of years yet they use the same Hebrew word "yom" as Genesis.
It is only because of people’s belief in millions of years of cosmic and biological evolution that people question the days of creation or the age of the earth and universe as described in the Biblical account of Genesis. There is plenty of evidence for a young age of the earth and universe and that the light we see from distant stars may not have taken billions of years to reach earth.
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