Sabbath
The seventh day, from sunset to sunset — rest commanded for everyone, including the servants and the animals.
The Sabbath runs sunset to sunset, which is why the gospels are careful about burying a body before evening. The command is grounded twice and differently: Exodus roots it in creation, Deuteronomy in having been slaves who could not stop. Its reach is the striking part — the rest is commanded not just for the household but for the servant, the resident foreigner and the ox, which makes it the earliest labour law in the text.
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See also
- Sabbath day's journey — How far you could walk on it
- Holy Week — Why the burial could not wait