Bible Encyclopedias
Sabbath
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The seventh day of the week, observed by the Jews as a day of "rest" from all work and "holy to the Lord," as His day, specially in commemoration of His rest from the work of creation, the observance of which by the Christian Church has been transferred to the first of the week in commemoration of Christ's resurrection.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sabbath'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/sabbath.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.