When Is a Scriptural Day?
I believe a Scriptural Day has 12 Hours and three Divisions: Morning, Midday and Evening.
Each Division of a Scriptural Day contains an Appointed Time:
Morning which contains the 3rd Hour when “…they Impaled Him.”
Midday which contains the 6th Hour when “… there was Darkness over the Whole Land.”
Evening which contains the 9th Hour when “…and breathed His last.”
When Is Morning and Evening in a Scriptural Day?
I believe Morning is from First Light to the 3rd Hour–Dawn is First Light to Sun Up AKA the Fourth Watch. Midday is from the 3rd Hour to the 9th Hour–the peak of the Sun is about the 6th Hour. Evening is from the 9th Hour to Last Light–Dusk is Sun Down to Last Light AKA the First Watch. The Second Watch–the Four Watches are determined by observing the Counter Clockwise Rotation of the Big Dipper–is from Last Light to the Middle of the Night. The Third Watch is from the Middle of the Night to First Light.
Now what about Noon and Afternoon in a Scriptural Day?
“And it came to be, as I was journeying and coming near Dammeseq, about noon, suddenly a great light shone around me out of the heaven,
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha’ul, Sha’ul, why do you persecute Me?’ “
Acts 22:6-7
ISR Scriptures
What a sight to behold!
For the abstract word noon, I conducted a brief word comparison of the seven physical Bible Versions I possess in order of publication:
-Matthew’s Bible (1537):
None
-Geneva Bible (1560):
Noone
-KJV (1611):
Noone
-KJV (1996):
Noon
-HalleluYaH Scriptures (2015):
Noon
-ISR Scriptures (2018):
Noon
-eth CEPHER (2020):
Noon
I also conducted an Etymological, Historical and Scriptural Examination of the word noon.
Noon [ME fr OE non ninth hour from sunrise, fr L nona, fem. of nonus ninth: akin to L novem nine – more at NINE ] 13c: MIDDAY: specif: 12 o’clock at midday; archaic: MIDNIGHT – used chiefly in the phrase noon of night; the highest point
Noon- Middle of the day, specifically 12 o’clock. Noon is frequently associated with death and destruction (Ps 91:6; Jer 15:8)
Noon is also associated with blessings and vindication (Ps 37:6; Isa 58:10).
H6672 tsohar- tso har- a light; a window; dual double light- midday, noon
Tsohar- when the sun mounts its highest; resting time for flock; time of supposed security; time of prayer
G3314 mesembria- mes ame bree ah; midday; by impl. the south – noon, south
Mesembria- down, midday; (as respects time) noon; (as respects locality) south
Personal Speculation:
It is my belief when Paul spoke in so called Ancient Hebrew (or Ancient Aramaic), a more accurate and precise translation is the 6th Hour. When speaking so called Ancient Greek, it would have been Midday. The original meaning of the word noon means high point of the Fully Restored Lesser Light AKA the Full Moon. The term afternoon does not exist in a Scriptural Day. As Always, please do your own research.
Fun Facts:
A Scriptural Day begins at First Light AKA Dawn AKA Astronomical Twilight.
There are 12 Hours of Light in a Scriptural Day.
A Scriptural Day ends at Last Light AKA Dusk AKA Astronomical Twilight.
Morning Offerings are about the 3rd Hour and Evening Offerings are about the 9th Hour.
Adam and Eve were Cast Out of the Garden about the 9th Hour.
Daniel Presented Offerings about the 3rd Hour, about the 6th Hour and about the 9th Hour while in Babylon.
It was about the 12th Hour when the Workers of the Vineyard were paid their wages beginning with the last to the first.
References:
-Merriman Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 10th Edition (1993)
-Hollman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2015)
-Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (2010)
-Brown-Driver-Biggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (1906)
-Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the NEW TESTAMENT (1896)
-American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1828)
-The Lost Books of the Bible And the Forgotten Books of Eden, Edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr (1926)
-Calendars and Constellations of the Ancient World by Emmeline Plunket (1903)
-The Witness of the Stars by E.W. Bullinger (1893)
https://www.mooncalc.org/#/31.7742,35.2355,15/2024.04.24/04:29/1/3
Acknowledgement:
All Praise, Honor and Esteem to the Most High Heavenly Father my Maker; His Son, the MessiYaH, my Master; and His Spirit my Deliverer. Any Failure is mine alone.
Disclaimer:
This Poetry Post is for General Information ONLY and should not be taken as Legal, Financial or Medical Advice. To be clear, Yochanan Stone is NOT an Attorney, Accountant or Physician. As Always, please do your own Research.