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Is it really possible that the early Israelites "did not automatically link daylight with the sun," because "dawn and dusk appear to have light without the sun" (and presumably without the moon sometimes, too)? And if so, do we know of other cultures or individuals that thought this?

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Is it really possible that the early Israelites "did not automatically link daylight with the sun," because "dawn and dusk appear to have light without the sun" (and presumably without the moon sometimes, too)? And if so, do we know of other cultures or individuals that thought this?	136