WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jewish Sabbath (from Hebrew shavat, “to rest”) is observed throughout the year on the seventh day of the week-Saturday. According to biblical tradition, it commemorates the original seventh day on which God rested after completing the creation.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath (/ˈsæbə/) or Shabbat (from Hebrew Šabbāṯ) 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 God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as God rested from creation.

Detailed explanation-3: -We believe that the Lord’s Day, celebrated on Sunday, the first day of the week, throughout the Christian church, is the Christian sabbath, which we reverently observe as a day of rest and worship and as the continuing memorial of our Savior’s resurrection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Keeping the seventh day holy is one of the Ten Commandments: During Shabbat, Jews remember how God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. It is a gift – a day to forget weekly worries/chores and relax. Time spent with family and God (in prayer) is helped by removing weekly worries.