ccording to the Bible, God created the world in 7 days. But the seven-day cycle gained a footing long before Biblical times. We inherit our seven-day week from the Romans, who had replaced their former 8-day week by a week of 7 days, inspired by Babylon. The Babylonians were fond of the number 7, perhaps because of the then-seven mobile heavenly bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus,
Our 7-day week came from Babylon
Nov 17, 2021
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