Babylonians were big on phases of the moon and worked in 28 day months, broken down into 7 day weeks. They believed that the 7th day of each week was dangerous so it was best to stay at home. It is believed that this had a big impact on the Israelites while they were with the Babylonians, so this 7 day cycle got written into the Genesis creation story.
So, what have the Babylonians ever done for us? Sundays off!
4 comments:
I thought the 7th day of the week was Saturday?
Sunday is the 1st day.
Yes, I understand that. But the idea of a 'day of rest' is based on the sabbath concept. We celebrate on a Sunday because that's the day the resurrection was on, I think. But the day of rest idea comes from the Babylonians.
See I told you Babylon 5 was good...or am I missing the point?
As usual, yes, and deliberately so. You can't fool me.
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