Who named the days of the week and why?

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had done in creation." (Genesis 2:1-3 RSV) (see <a href="http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/sevncrea.htm">The Seven Days Of Creation</a>) Some people have been concerned that, since the creation happened so long ago, and because of all that has happened since then, humanity may have lost track of the original days of the week. How do we know, how can we be sure, that, for example, the seventh day of the week on our calendar coincides with the actual seventh day of creation? Creation To The Exodus The earliest people of <a href="http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/biblhist.htm">Bible History</a> were almost certainly well aware of the correct days of the week, but even if they weren't, that would ...  more