Sabbath
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In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat ( ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day commanded by Yahweh to be kept as a holy day of rest as God rested in the Genesis creation narrative. Shabbat observance is commanded in the Ten Commandments: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" in the Masoretic text contrasting with the Samaritan Pentateuch which says "Keep the Sabbath day to keep it holy."
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- Origins
- Biblical Sabbath
- Islam
- Judaism
- Shabbaton
- Christianity
- First-day
- Seventh-day
- Seventh-day versus First-day
- New moon
- Day of the Vow
- Millennial Sabbath
- Spiritual Sabbath
- Latter Day Saint Movement
- Samaritanism
- Other religious traditions
- Seven-day week
- High Sabbaths
- Shmita
- Babylonian rest days
- Buddhist rest day
- Cherokee rest days
- Sabbath as Saturday
- Wicca
- Unification Church
- Baháʼí Faith
- Secular traditions
- State-mandated rest days
- Subbotnik
- Sabbatical
- See also
- References
- External links
In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat ( ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day commanded by Yahweh to be kept as a holy day of rest as God rested in the Genesis creation narrative. Shabbat observance is commanded in the Ten Commandments: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" in the Masoretic text contrasting with the Samaritan Pentateuch which says "Keep the Sabbath day to keep it holy."
A day of rest is observed in Islam (Friday), Judaism (Saturday), and Christianity (Sunday). Observances similar to or descended from the Sabbath also exist in other religions. The term may be used more generally to describe similar weekly observances in other religions.