Where does the 7-day week come from?

by Telesphoros

The year obviously can be tied to the movements of the sun, and the seasons. The month can be linked to the moon. So where does the idea of a 7-day week come from?

It doesn't fit particularly easily into either the year or the month so I can't really see any source or reason for it. There's the obvious Christian resonance with the 7 days of creation, so does it originate in the Christian liturgical calendar?

dictatorOearth

There’s a very well done answer to this in the frequently asked side bar. I’ll link it here.

Edit: u/itsallfolklore is the author