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# Sabbath
## Definition
The Sabbath day was a special day each week that God commanded the Israelites to set apart as a day of rest.
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* Each Sabbath is the seventh (last) day of every week.
* After God finished creating the world in six days, he rested on the seventh day. In the same way, God commanded the Israelites to set aside the seventh day as a special day to rest and worship him.
* For the Jews, the Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and lasts until Saturday at sundown.
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## Translation Suggestions
* This could also be translated as "resting day" or "day for resting" or "day of not working" or "God's day of rest."
* Some translations capitalize this term to show that it is a special day, for example, "Sabbath Day" or "Resting Day."
* Consider how this term is translated in a local or national language.