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So I heard that a "Day" is actually translated "period [of time]"

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11-11-2008 6:21 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Keysle
11-02-2008 7:31 PM

The word used in Genesis can mean an idefinite period of time in exactly the same way the word 'day' can in English.
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i.e. In my father's day...
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It is not used in such a way in Genesis.
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