5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis 1:5).
Although much of the Genesis narrative has poetic cadence, the meaning of words are still very important. The Hebrew word for day in the second section of this verse is yom. Yom can mean differing periods of time. However, this is where context and qualifying statements in the text helps assist with meaning. In this verse, yom is qualified by evening and morning. It would seem that the meaning conveyed here then is a standard day. Regardless however of the meaning in context of yom, it is God again that acts, out of eternity into time, to create.
Although much of the Genesis narrative has poetic cadence, the meaning of words are still very important. The Hebrew word for day in the second section of this verse is yom. Yom can mean differing periods of time. However, this is where context and qualifying statements in the text helps assist with meaning. In this verse, yom is qualified by evening and morning. It would seem that the meaning conveyed here then is a standard day. Regardless however of the meaning in context of yom, it is God again that acts, out of eternity into time, to create.
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