{{cquote|And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.|||[[Genesis|Genesis 2:2–3]]}}
{{cquote|And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.|||[[Genesis|Genesis 2:2–3]]}}
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The [[Jews]] are descendants of [[Shem]], one of the sons of [[Noah]]. Due to the Jewish nation forming after the [[Great Flood]], the Sabbath cannot be regarded as solely an outgrowth of [[Judaism]] because it ''predates'' the existence of the Jews. In addition, Jesus declared that the Sabbath "was made for ''man''" [emphasis added], not only the Jews. ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark 2:27]])
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The [[Jews]] are descendants of [[Shem]], one of the sons of [[Noah]]. Due to the Jewish nation forming after the [[Great Flood]], the Sabbath cannot be regarded as solely an outgrowth of [[Judaism]] because it ''predates'' the existence of the Jews. In addition, Jesus declared that the Sabbath "was made for ''man''" (emphasis added), not only the Jews. ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark 2:27]])