Shabbat — Sabbath

From the verb 'to cease'. The only thing called holy in the creation account is not a place or object but a day.

Shabbat in the Bible — example verses

“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.”Exodus 16:23 (KJV)

“And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.”Exodus 16:25 (KJV)

“Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.”Exodus 16:26 (KJV)

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”Exodus 16:29 (KJV)

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”Exodus 20:8 (KJV)

“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:”Exodus 20:10 (KJV)

“For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”Exodus 20:11 (KJV)

“Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.”Exodus 31:13 (KJV)

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