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[[Image:Girl on hill.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The spirit of the Sabbath is joy, refreshment and mercy, arising from remembrance of God's goodness as Creator and as the Deliverer from bondage.]]

[[Image:Girl on hill.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The spirit of the Sabbath is joy, refreshment and mercy, arising from remembrance of God's goodness as Creator and as the Deliverer from bondage.]]

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<small>''This article is about the primarily [[Judaism|Jewish]] day of rest. For the Christian day of rest and worship, see [[Lord's Day]].''</small><br>The '''Sabbath''' ([[Hebrew]]: שַׁבָּת‎ ''shabbat'' "the day to cease/rest"), is the seventh day of the week, the day being counted from sunset to sunset, that is, from Friday evening to Saturday evening. The Sabbath was instituted to provide God's people with an interruption in their work and ambitions so as to turn their hearts and minds to their Maker.  

<small>''This article is about the primarily [[Judaism|Jewish]] day of rest. For the Christian day of rest and worship, see [[Lord's Day]].''</small><br>The '''Sabbath''' ([[Hebrew]]: שַׁבָּת‎ ''shabbat'' "the day to cease/rest"), is the seventh day of the week, the day being counted from sunset to appearance of three stars, that is, from Friday evening to Saturday might. The Sabbath was instituted to provide God's people with an interruption in their work and ambitions so as to turn their hearts and minds to their Maker.  

The Greek term for it, "σάββατον", is used almost exclusively in the [[Gospels]] and has an [[Aramaic]] as well as a [[Hebrew]] origin.

The Greek term for it, "σάββατον", is used almost exclusively in the [[Gospels]] and has an [[Aramaic]] as well as a [[Hebrew]] origin.