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*'''Evidence 3. Historical Records'''

Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as Pompey, in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.

Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pompey-the-Great Pompey], in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.

Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.

Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dio-Cassius Cassius Dio], a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.

*'''Evidence 4. Everyday Language'''

Some languages bear a trace showing that the Sabbath is Saturday. In Spanish, Saturday is ''sábado'', which means the Sabbath. The following is the example of the languages in which the Hebrew word for the ''Sabbath'' leaves traces in the word meaning ''Saturday''.

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 *'''Evidence 3. Historical Records'''
-Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as Pompey, in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.
+Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pompey-the-Great Pompey], in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.
-Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.
+Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dio-Cassius Cassius Dio], a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.
 *'''Evidence 4. Everyday Language'''
 Some languages bear a trace showing that the Sabbath is Saturday. In Spanish, Saturday is ''sábado'', which means the Sabbath. The following is the example of the languages in which the Hebrew word for the ''Sabbath'' leaves traces in the word meaning ''Saturday''.

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