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Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Afternoon
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Afternoon
(נַטוֹת הִיּוֹם, netoth’ ha-yom’, the day’ s declining, Judges 19:8, as in the margin). The Hebrews, in conformity with the Mosaic law, reckoned the day from evening to evening, and divided it into six unequal parts:
1. The break of day. 2. The morning, or sunrise.
3. The heat of the day. It begins about nine o’ clock (Genesis 18:1; 1 Samuel 11:11).
4. Midday.
5. The cool of the day, literally the wind of the day, from the fact that in Eastern countries a wind commences blowing regularly for a few hours before sunset, and continues till evening.
6. The evening. See DAY.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Afternoon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/afternoon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Afternoon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/afternoon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
