Festivals & practices
Sabbath
The seventh-day rhythm of stopping ordinary work and setting time apart.
Also called · Shabbat
What it means
The seventh-day rhythm of stopping ordinary work and setting time apart.
Exodus connects it with creation; Deuteronomy also connects it with release from slavery, extending rest to servants, immigrants, and animals.
How it appears in the Bible
The Gospels record disputes over what faithful Sabbath observance required, especially when human need and healing were involved.