Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Smith's Bible Dictionary WeekThere can be no doubt about the great antiquity of measuring time by a period of seven days. (Genesis 8:10; 29:27) The origin of this division of time is a matter which has given birth to much speculation. Its antiquity is so great its observance so widespread, and it occupies so important a place in sacred things, that it must probably be thrown back as far as the creation of man. The week and the Sabbath are thus as old as man himself. A purely theological ground is thus established for the week. They who embrace this view support it by a reference to the six days' creation and the divine rest on the seventh. 1st. That the week rests on a theological ground may be cheerfully acknowledged by both sides; but nothing is determined by such acknowledgment as to the original cause of adopting this division of time. Whether the week gave its sacredness to the number seven, or whether the ascendancy of that number helped to determine the dimensions of the week, it is impossible to say. 2d. The weekly division was adopted by all the Shemitic races, and, in the later period of their history at least, by the Egyptians. On the other hand, there is no reason for thinking the week known till a late period to either Greeks or Romans. So far from the week being a division of time without ground in nature, there was much to recommend its adoption. And further, the week is a most natural and nearly an exact quadri-partition of the month, so that the quarters of the moon may easily have suggested it. It is clear that if not in Paul's time, yet very soon after, the whole Roman world had adopted the hebdomadal division. Weeks, Feast of. [PENTECOST] Easton's Bible Dictionary From the beginning, time was divided into weeks, each consisting of six days of working and one of rest (Genesis 2:2, 3; 7:10; 8:10, 12; 29:28). The references to this division of days becomes afterwards more frequent (Exodus 34:22; Leviticus 12:5; Numbers 28:26; Deuteronomy 16:16; 2 Chronicles 8:13; Jeremiah 5:24; Dan. 9:24-27; 10:2, 3). It has been found to exist among almost all nations. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (n.) A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia WEEKwek (shebhua`, from shebha`, "seven"; sabbaton-ta, "from sabbath to sabbath"): The seven-day division of time common to the Hebrews and Babylonians (Genesis 29:27, 28 Luke 18:12). See ASTRONOMY; TIME. "Week" is used in the apocalyptic writings of Daniel for an unknown, prophetic period (Daniel 9:24-27). For the names of the days see ASTROLOGY, 12. Greek 4521. sabbaton -- the Sabbath, ie the seventh day (of the week) ... the Sabbath, ie the seventh day (of the week). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: sabbaton Phonetic Spelling: (sab'-bat-on) Short Definition: the ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4521.htm - 7k 1207 -- second, after the first. 1145. dakruo -- to weep 106. azumos -- unleavened Strong's Hebrew 7620. shabua -- a period of seven (days, years), heptad, week... shabua. 7621 . a period of seven (days, years), heptad, week. Transliteration: shabua Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-boo'-ah) Short Definition: weeks. ... seven, week. ... /hebrew/7620.htm - 6k 7651. sheba -- seven Library His Last Week Easter Week A Busy Week Holy Week Through the Week A Sunday in the Week of the First Tone Tuesday in Passion Week. By the which Will we are Sanctified ... Passion Week in the Garden. Passion Week at the Sepulchre. How to Keep Passion Week Thesaurus Week (18 Occurrences)... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WEEK. ... See ASTRONOMY; TIME. "Week" is used in the apocalyptic writings of Daniel for an unknown, prophetic period (Daniel 9:24-27). ... /w/week.htm - 13k Early (157 Occurrences) Lord's (548 Occurrences) Sepulcher (48 Occurrences) Sepulchre (57 Occurrences) Weeks (17 Occurrences) Morrow (113 Occurrences) Seventy (97 Occurrences) Easter (1 Occurrence) Dawn (70 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Week (18 Occurrences)Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. Mark 16:2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. Mark 16:9 Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. Luke 13:14 Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day." Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.' Luke 24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. John 19:14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!" John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. John 20:19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you." John 20:26 A week later the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them, when Jesus came--though the doors were locked--and stood in their midst, and said, "Peace be to you." Acts 20:6 But we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined them in the Troad, where we remained for a week. Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight. Acts 28:14 Here we found brethren, who invited us to remain with them for a week; and so we reached Rome. 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come. Genesis 24:55 But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl be with us a week or ten days, and then she may go. Genesis 29:27 Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years." Genesis 29:28 Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week. He gave him Rachel his daughter as wife. Leviticus 23:16 even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meal-offering unto Jehovah. Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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