What is a seven-day week based on?

A seven-day week based on these same celestial bodies was adopted as far away as Japan and ancient China. Seven is also important in Judaism, where the creation story is told over seven days. read more

Yet we order our lives in a seven-day cycle, doing certain things on Monday, certain other things on Tuesday, and so on through the week. Furthermore, the common pattern is one of six normal working days, then a day of rest or change, then six normal days again, and so on, with the special day regarded as either the last of the seven preceding it, or the first of the seven following it. read more

It seems likely that the Hebrew seven-day week is based on the Babylonian tradition, although going through certain adaptations. read more