question,included,excluded,count,kind,meaning,source Seven-date block before circumcision,"December 25–31, 1 BC","January 1, AD 1",7,Counted dates; December 31 is Day 7,The first 7 in 7 + 1; exclusive of the circumcision day,Derived from File_13 §7.1 and user clarification Added covenant day,"January 1, AD 1",The preceding seven-date block,1,Counted date; Day 8 inclusively,The +1 in 7 + 1 = 8,File_13 §7.1 Dates between birth and circumcision,"December 26–31, 1 BC",Both December 25 and January 1,6,Intervening dates,The six intervening dates in the canonical 6 / 7 / 8 sequence,File_69 §3.4C Elapsed interval from birth to circumcision,Seven intervals between the December 25 and January 1 markers,No extra interval for including both date labels,7,Elapsed days,December 31 offset is 6; January 1 offset is 7,File_69 §3.4C Whole inclusive sequence,"December 25, 1 BC through January 1, AD 1",Neither endpoint,8,Counted dates,Birth is Day 1; January 1 is Day 8,File_13 §7.1; File_69 §3.4C