Was the sun made on the fourth day?

Question

The Bible says, "And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also." This looks like the Sun and the moon on the fourth day. How did we get the first few days without a sun?

Answer 1

Yes, God created light on the second day, but on the fourth day, he created the sun, moon and stars.

Answer 2

There is alot of things in the bible that don´t make that much sense if you read them word by word.How did adam and eve live over 600 years (and Noah over 800),if adam and eve had 2 sons who later had wifes, where did those came from ?

I think you have to read it in symbolic terms, perhaps God made everything in a week, but how long is a week for a God?
What kind of calendar did they have back in those days, and is it possible that there was alot more people,but not important enough to be mentioned in the bible?

Or you can treat it as the latest harry potter book, great to read with action, love, mystery and magic ,but totally fiction.

Answer 3

Is'nt this a stupid idea that there was light on the first day, and yet, the sun was created on the fourth? I think they should re-write that book. And It's not history, it's religion based on belief and pure speculation.

Answer 4

If you research it, you will find that the first thirteen chapters of Genesis is what we call a 'pre-history'... which is a fancy way of saying "A bunch of stories that the ancient Hebrews made up so their new religion (Judaism) would seem as important as all the other primitive religions held by their neighbors (who all had pre-histories of their own).

Answer 5

This is myth and has no validity as history except historical myth. It has nothing to do with reality.

Answer 6

This isn't history, it's theory. You should change the category.