[BrandtMichaels]

Thanks but I’m very well aware of the Hebrew meaning of yom. I tended towards the literal 24 hours simply b/c using the other Bibles references to yom show it to be a 24 hours reference when combined with the numbers [i.e. the 1st day, day two, day three, etc] also please note the term 1st is used rather than the number one which I take implicitly to mean the 1st literal day for the existence of both the Earth and Universe.

YMMV and you know what it is perfectly fine for your mileage to vary - be pretty boring if we all agreed, and were the same, all the time.

Thanks to FR I’ve altered my viewpoints considerably whenever presented w/ new and esp. hidden or obscure evidences. I have a faith in God’s Word stronger than most and a better sense for how it all fits together to His Glory

[MrB]

I tended towards the literal 24 hours simply b/c using the other Bibles references to yom show it to be a 24 hours reference when combined with the numbers [i.e. the 1st day, day two, day three, etc]

Don't forget the obviously intentional and repeated use of the words "the evening and the morning".