The First Extra-Biblical Reference to the Sabbath, c. 630 BCE

 

The Mezad Hashavyahu Ostracon contains the first extra-biblical reference to the Sabbath-

Let my Lord Commander hear the case of his servant! As for thy servant, thy servant was harvesting at Hazar-Susim (?). And thy servant was (still) harvesting as they finished the storage of grain as usual before the Sabbath…

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Mezad Hashavyahu Ostracon, c. 630 BCE

Photography by Ardon Bar-Hama

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