(The times referenced are based on Jewish culture, which starts the morning hour at sunrise -- roughly equivalent to 6:00 AM under the Roman system of time, and ends each calendar day at sunset -- roughly around 6:00 PM, at which time a new day begins. The first workers are thus hired around sunrise, or 6 AM.) | (The times referenced are based on Jewish culture, which starts the morning hour at sunrise -- roughly equivalent to 6:00 AM under the Roman system of time, and ends each calendar day at sunset -- roughly around 6:00 PM, at which time a new day begins. The first workers are thus hired around sunrise, or 6 AM.) |