From the beginning, time was divided into weeks, each consisting of six days of working and one of rest ( Genesis 2:2,3 ; 7:10 ; 8:10,12 ; 29:28 ). The references to this division of days becomes afterwards more frequent ( Exodus 34:22 ; Leviticus 12:5 ; Numbers 28:26 ; Deuteronomy 16:16 ; 2 Chronicles 8:13 ; Jeremiah 5:24 ; Daniel 9:24-27 ; 10:2,3 ). It has been found to exist among almost all nations.
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)