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There is an old Jewish tradition (written down in Pirkei Avot ~1700 years ago) which lists the objects that God created "on the eve of the Sabbath at twilight"
by nadavr 7y ago
There is an old Jewish tradition (written down in Pirkei Avot ~1700 years ago) which lists the objects that God created "on the eve of the Sabbath at twilight" after finishing the rest of creation. Most of them are religious or mystical in meaning, but the final object listed is "[the original] tongs, for tongs are made with tongs."
here's a link to the text https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot.5.6?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot.5.6?lang=bi&with=all&lan...
- TimTheTinker 7y agoThat's really interesting. The Tanakh never mentions an "evening and morning" for the Sabbath, unlike the first 6 days.
- ijidak 7y agoGood catch. That's because we're still on the 7th day according to the Tanakh. The form of the verb translated that God "rested" is in fact progressive in the original Hebrew. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011525 https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011525