A casual reader will, in fact, see a literal 24 hour day period for each day of creation; but the creation began before earth was formed and, therefore, no 24 hour day existed.
What is your take then on the words "and there was evening and there was morning, the first day." And then again the second day...etc...Is there ANY reason to say that a normal 24 hour day does not include evening and morning and further, what would be the purpose of knowing that there was morning and evening if the timeframe was more than an actual 24 hour period? Has there ever, in all of known history been a day that has morning and evening and was not 24 hours?
I look forward to your answers...thanks.
When the earth was being formed there was no corporal time you are right that did not start until after Adam and Eve fell did corporal time start ticking!
GENESIS
GOD: Write this down.
MAN: OK.
GOD: On the first epoch, God created ...
MAN: (interrupting) Pardon, sir; what's an epoch?
GOD: Hmm, do you know what a day is?
MAN: Sure.
GOD: Just put down "day." They'll figure it out later.