Evening, The
The day originally began with -- Ge 1:5. Divided into two, commencing at 3 o'clock, and sunset -- Ex 12:6; Nu 9:3. Called Even. -- Ge 19:1; De 28:67. Eventide. -- Jos 8:29; Ac 4:3. Cool of the day. -- Ge 3:8. Stretches out its shadows -- Jer 6:4. The outgoings of, praise God -- Ps 65:8. Man ceases from labour in -- Ru 2:17; Ps 104:23. Wild beasts come forth in -- Ps 59:6,14; Jer 5:6. A season for Meditation. -- Ge 24:63. Prayer. -- Ps 55:17; Mt 14:15,23. Exercise. -- 2Sa 11:2. Taking food. -- Mr 14:17,18; Lu 24:29,30. Humiliation often continued until -- Jos 7:6; Jdj 20:23,26; 21:2; Ezr 9:4,5. Custom of sitting at the gates in -- Ge 19:1. All defiled persons uncleaned until -- Le 11:24-28; 15:5-7; 17:15; Nu 19:19. Part of the daily sacrifice offered in -- Ex 29:41; Ps 141:2; Da 9:21. Paschal lamb killed in -- Ex 12:6,18. The golden candlestick lighted in -- Ex 27:21; 30:8. The sky red in, a token of fair weather -- Mt 16:2.