Hi Philip, I understand that once you see the moon after conjunction it is not new any more, as when a new car is driven off the lot it is not new any more. Carl Philip wrote: >Dear Gary, >Does the Bible not mention 'new Moon' somewhere? >Jack > >Now who said the Bible has to be taken literally, and not in the vernacular, i >e The sun "rises?" in the east,, is only an expression of what is seen... > >What we call a "new" moon is not new at all, is it.. ? So must we look >literally for an old moon? > >There is a new moon in the bible Jack then you might have just made a big >argument against us re the written word of God, not being literal, but uses >our figures of speech.... > >1 Kings 20-5 >4 kings 4-23 >psalm 80 >Ezechial 46 > >Philip. > >. > > >