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In its original meaning, ‘day of rest,’ the term is still known in all Slavic languages except Russian. As a timekeeping unit, the word is documented as early as the Ostromir Gospels (1057).”
“In the Old Testament, the account of the creation of the world lists the following consecutive days of creation: the first day (Gen. 1:5), the second day (Gen. 1:8), the third day (Gen. 1:13), the fourth day (Gen. 1:19), the fifth day (Gen. 1:23), the sixth day (Gen. 1:31). Then, ‘God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done’ (Gen. 2:2) and ‘blessed and sanctified it’ (Gen. 2:3). From a religious perspective, these seven days of creation became the prototype for the week, in which the seventh day should be a day of rest dedicated to God.” “The weekly cycle first appears in the account of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt: ‘Then the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. And on the sixth day, they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.’ (Ex. 16:4–5).
According to Christian belief, the weekly cycle has remained unchanged since the time of Moses (Ex. 20:8–10, Deut. 5:12–14), where keeping the Sabbath was required both for rest (Deut. 5:14) and as a remembrance of the six-day creation of the world (Ex. 20:11).”
Introduction and Spread: “The modern week consists of seven days, making it the largest commonly accepted time unit with a fixed number of days.”
Names of the Days of the Week and Their Order: “It is believed that the first clear mention of the week appeared in the biblical creation account.”
Genesis: “According to the Book of Genesis, God created the world in six days (‘the first day,’ ‘the second day,’ ‘the third day,’ ‘the fourth day,’ ‘the fifth day,’ ‘the sixth day,’ see Chapter 1) and ‘rested on the seventh day from all His work’ (see Chapter 2).
Biblical’ Names: “The numerical names of the days of the week (where Sunday is the first day and Saturday is the seventh) have been reflected in some languages and persist to this day.”
“In the Old Testament, the account of the creation of the world lists the following consecutive days of creation: the first day (Gen. 1:5), the second day (Gen. 1:8), the third day (Gen. 1:13), the fourth day (Gen. 1:19), the fifth day (Gen. 1:23), the sixth day (Gen. 1:31). Then, ‘God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done’ (Gen. 2:2) and ‘blessed and sanctified it’ (Gen. 2:3). From a religious perspective, these seven days of creation became the prototype for the week, in which the seventh day should be a day of rest dedicated to God.” “The weekly cycle first appears in the account of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt: ‘Then the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. And on the sixth day, they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.’ (Ex. 16:4–5).
According to Christian belief, the weekly cycle has remained unchanged since the time of Moses (Ex. 20:8–10, Deut. 5:12–14), where keeping the Sabbath was required both for rest (Deut. 5:14) and as a remembrance of the six-day creation of the world (Ex. 20:11).”
Introduction and Spread: “The modern week consists of seven days, making it the largest commonly accepted time unit with a fixed number of days.”
Names of the Days of the Week and Their Order: “It is believed that the first clear mention of the week appeared in the biblical creation account.”
Genesis: “According to the Book of Genesis, God created the world in six days (‘the first day,’ ‘the second day,’ ‘the third day,’ ‘the fourth day,’ ‘the fifth day,’ ‘the sixth day,’ see Chapter 1) and ‘rested on the seventh day from all His work’ (see Chapter 2).
Biblical’ Names: “The numerical names of the days of the week (where Sunday is the first day and Saturday is the seventh) have been reflected in some languages and persist to this day.”