Re: Why borrow 'seven'? (was: IE right & 10)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

> >The seven day week seem a new thing, although there are evidences
> >of four
> > day weeks from northern and central Africa.
>
> No later than Genesis was written down, I suppose, which contains
> the tern shabbath. Is that too late for the word to spread?
>

It is certainly much older, as are many of the elements of Genesis
itself. Mesopotamian culture was an enormous standardising influence
in all of the old world, and very early.

Best Regards
Andrew