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Just curious why 7 days is the optimal week-length? Why not 8 days (5 work, 3 day weekend)? Or 6 days (4 + 2)
by Tempest1981 5y ago
Just curious why 7 days is the optimal week-length?
Why not 8 days (5 work, 3 day weekend)? Or 6 days (4 + 2)
- kenny11 5y agoPretty sure this explains the origins of the seven day week: By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
- dTal 5y agoBut why did God take 6 days?
- yitchelle 5y agoAccording to [0] Discovery article, the Babylonians were the originators of the 7 day week, and it was named for the 7 known planets at the time. [0] - https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-are-there-seven-days-in-a-week https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-are-there-...