Evening and morning are mentioned, but not before day one of the creation week literally, but as the first day being comprised of them.
Daybreak was counted as the beginning of the day in many cultures' histories, but Genesis chapter one gives darkness coming before light as the beginning of a new day - this is observed now globally as a day starts at 00:00 hours when it is dark. Evening is simply referring to a period of darkness.
Eve is a three letter palindrome for the evening or day before.
The day in Genesis is exactly the same as ours. In Genesis 1 each day (Hebrew word yom) is qualified by the words 'evening and morning'. It thus cannot mean an indefinite period of time but only a day like ours.
The three repeated phrases in Genesis 1 are "And God said, 'Let there be...'", "And there was evening, and there was morning—the [x] day.", and "And God saw that it was good."
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Any day with "Eve" in it means "The evening before the day of the event". Therefore, it's not technically Christmas Eve until the evening of December 24, the evening before Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
Yes, the phrase "last evening" is correct and commonly used to refer to the evening before the current day.
The evening or day before a holiday is commonly referred to as the "eve" of the holiday. For example, Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve is the night before New Year's Day. This term is used to signify the anticipation and preparation for the upcoming holiday festivities.
After the flood of Noah's day was the FIRST mention of eating flesh. (Genesis 9:3+4)
For the ancient Israelites, a day began at sunset, following the creation narrative in Genesis, which states, "And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day." This understanding aligns with the Jewish tradition of counting days from evening to evening, meaning that the Sabbath and other festivals also commence at sunset. Thus, their daily cycle was anchored in the rhythm of natural light and darkness.
A careful reading of Genesis ch.1 and 2 will show that God blessed the seventh day and began creation six days before it. Tradition states that the seventh day was Shabbat (Friday eve until Saturday eve). Therefore, the Creation began on the evening entering into Sunday, one week before the seventh day of Creation.