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I mean, English also distinguishes the sun from the stars in non-technical language. "You can't see any stars during the day, because the sun is too bright," for example.
"Thumb" and "fingers" show a similar relationship. In some contexts the odd one out belongs to the set in question, and in others it doesn't.
Edit: you're right - this point is moot because the sun wasn't created until Day 4 anyway.
Sure, but it doesn't say he created the sun. It says he created light. Then only later he fills the sky with stars.
Kind of tracks with the big bang. First there’s a high energy concentrated field including photos and light, then stars form later on.
Not even close. The earth didn't exist before light from the big bang.
Yeah, but that’s a different point. Light did exist before stars, and both of them, as well as the day/night cycle (elsewhere), existed before earth.
No, it's the exact same point. You can't separate night from day without an earth for there to night and day on (in the context of the Bible).
Other places have similar rotations around stars though. We’re not the first planet with a day/night cycle.
And those planets aren't what the Bible is talking about. That's completely irrelevant.