Sabbath


Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. - Genesis 2:1-3

The day of rest, literally meaning "he stopped."

The dual account of Creation in Genesis 1-2 can be explained by their apparent covenant orientation of the material, which resembles a 2nd millenium B.C. suzerainty treaty. The first covenant sign God designed for his creatures, to express their recognition of him as Creator, was the Sabbath--to which the six creative days of the first chapter point. Chapter 2, in turn, leads up to that most essential covenant relationship on earth, the marriage bond.

(The Origin of the Bible: Newly Updated by F. F. Bruce, J. I. Packer, Philip W. Comfort, and Carl F. H. Henry, 2020. Literature in Bible Times by Milton C. Fisher, Page 98-101.)

The last day of Creation Week

Hebrew days of the week

I don't speak Hebrew, so hopefully the website's right.

  • יום ראשון - Yom Rishon, "head-day"
  • יום שני - Yom Sheni, "day 2"
  • יום שלישי - Yom Shlishi, "day 3"
  • יום רביעי - Yom Revi’i, "day 4"
  • יום חמישי - Yom Hamishi, "day 5"
  • יום שישי - Yom Shishi, "day 6"
  • שבת - Shabbat, "he stopped"

(Days of the Week in Hebrew: Learn Hebrew online @ http://lp.eteacherhebrew.com/lp_modern_hebrew_weekdays-en.html?blog=1, accessed June 19, 2023)