Evening, The (Torrey's Topical Textbook)

(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

The day originally began with
Genesis 1:5
Divided into two, commencing at 3 o'clock, and sunset
Exodus 12:6; Numbers 9:3
CALLED
- Even
  Genesis 19:1; Deuteronomy 28:67
- Eventide
  Joshua 8:29; Acts 4:3
- Cool of the day
  Genesis 3:8
Stretches out its shadows
Jeremiah 6:4
The outgoings of, praise God
Psalms 65:8
Man ceases from labour in
Ruth 2:17; Psalms 104:23
Wild beasts come forth in
Psalms 59:6,14; Jeremiah 5:6
A SEASON FOR
- Meditation
  Genesis 24:63
- Prayer
  Psalms 55:17; Matthew 14:15,23
- Exercise
  II Samuel 11:2
- Taking food
  Mark 14:17,18; Luke 24:29,30
Humiliation often continued until
Joshua 7:6; Judges 20:23,26; 21:2; Ezra 9:4,5
Custom of sitting at the gates in
Genesis 19:1
All defiled persons uncleaned until
Leviticus 11:24-28; 15:5-7; 17:15; Numbers 19:19
Part of the daily sacrifice offered in
Exodus 29:41; Psalms 141:2; Daniel 9:21
Paschal lamb killed in
Exodus 12:6,18
The golden candlestick lighted in
Exodus 27:21; 30:8
The sky red in, a token of fair weather
Matthew 16:2