In Christian commentaries on the HebrewScriptures, it is stressed that Sukkot was associated with the advent of the Messiah and with the coming of all nations to worship in Jerusalem.
Samson, one of the heroes of the Hebrewscriptures, seems to exemplify a different understanding of the power of hair: his awesome strength abandoned him as soon as his locks were trimmed.
First, the language- The language used in Genesis is consistent with the language used in the rest of the Hebrewscriptures (including, importantly those Hebrewscriptures of a historical nature) referring to 24-hour days.