Updated 14th June 2006
Evening.
In the second phase of the earth in God's plan, this earth of ours started off in complete darkness. I.e. darkness was upon the face of the deep Genesis 1:2. It was only when God said "let there be light" in Gen. 1:3 that one side of the rotating earth became free of darkness. That is, it became bathed in LIGHT. This meant that the earth had 12 hours of darkness followed by 12 hours of light. It was God that had divided the light from the darkness. Gen. 1:3
Remember in the real natural world, when the sun has SET a new NIGHT is begun. In like manner when the sun rises a new daylight period has begun. In this second phase of the earth we have NEVER had a 24 hour day; or 24 hours of daylight or we would be in perpetual light.
It was this light, that he further subdivided into two parts Morning and Evening
DARKNESS = NIGHT
Evening at the close of day.
Yes, and further, each use of "at even" in the KJV refers to the
"afternoon"
portion of the day, and NOT to the beginning of a new day. These usages
are
(40 in all):
Occurrences of "At Even" In the King James Bible:
(A careful study of these occurrences will reveal that in each and
every
instance, "at even" is referring to the end of the day, and not the
beginning.)
1 (Gen 19:1 KJV) "And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot
sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot SEEING THEM rose up to meet them; and he
bowed himself with his face toward the ground;" **** If Lot saw the angels it was daylight.
2 (Exo 16:12-13 KJV) "I have heard the murmurings of the children of
Israel:
speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning
ye
shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Yahweh your
Elohim.
{13} And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered
the
camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host." **** How did the Israelites know the quails had covered the camp? Because it was daylight.
3 (Deu 16:4 KJV) "And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in
all
thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which
thou
sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the
morning." **** The Israelites could only slit a lambs throat if they could SEE the position of the throat.
4 (Deu 16:6 KJV) "But at the place which Yahweh thy Elohim shall choose
to
place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at
the
GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, at the season that thou camest forth out of
Egypt."**** One can SEE the sun going down.
5 (Judg 19:16 KJV) "And, behold, there came an old man from his work out
of
the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in
Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites."**** The old man could only come out of the field if he could SEE his way forward.
6 (1 Ki 22:35 KJV) "And the battle increased that day: and the king was
stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the
blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot."**** People could SEE the blood run out.
7 (Ezek 12:4 KJV) "Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their
SIGHT, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their
SIGHT, as they that go forth into captivity."****
8 (Mark 1:32 KJV) "And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto
him
all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils."**** People could SEE where Christ was.
9 (Mark 13:35 KJV) "Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master
of
the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in
the
morning:"
10 (Mark 4:35) And the same day, when the even was com, he saith unto them."Let us pass over unto the other side".**** They could only pass over to the other side if they could see where they were going.
11 (1 Sam.30:17) And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day.
12 (Exo 12:18 KJV) "In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the
month at
even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of
the
month at even."
13 (Exo 16:6 KJV) "And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of
Israel,
At even, then ye shall know that Yahweh hath brought you out from the
land
of Egypt:"
14 (Exo 29:39 KJV) "The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the
other lamb thou shalt offer at even:"
15 (Exo 29:41 KJV) "And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and
shalt do
thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to
the
drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire
unto
Yahweh."
16 (Exo 30:8 KJV) "And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall
burn
incense upon it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your
generations."
17 (Lev 23:5 KJV) "In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is
Yahweh's passover."
18 (Lev 23:32 KJV) "It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall
afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even
unto
even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath."
19 (Num 9:3 KJV) "In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall
keep
it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and
according
to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it."
20 (Num 9:5 KJV) "And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the
first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that
Yahweh
commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel."
21 (Num 9:11 KJV) "The fourteenth day of the second month at even they
shall
keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs."
22 (Num 9:15 KJV) "And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the
cloud
covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even
there
was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the
morning."
23 (Num 19:19 KJV) "And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean
on
the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall
purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and
shall
be clean at even."
24 (Num 28:4 KJV) "The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the
other
lamb shalt thou offer at even;"
25 (Num 28:8 KJV) "And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the
meat
offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt
offer
it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto Yahweh."
26 (Deu 28:67 KJV) "In the morning thou shalt say, Would Elohim it were
even!
and at even thou shalt say, Would Elohim it were morning! for the fear
of
thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes
which
thou shalt see."
27 (Josh 5:10 KJV) "And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and
kept
the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains
of
Jericho."
28 (1 Sam 20:5 KJV) "And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is
the
new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let
me go,
that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even."
29 (2 Sam 11:13 KJV) "And when David had called him, he did eat and drink
before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on
his bed
with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house."
30 (1 Chr 23:30 KJV) "And to stand every morning to thank and praise
Yahweh,
and likewise at even;"
31 (Ezek 24:18 KJV) "So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at
even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded."
More instances of "even" or "evening," being the end or close of the day:
32 (Mat 14:15 KJV) "And when it was evening, his disciples came to him,
saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the
multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals."
(it was obviously still daylight)
33 (Mat 16:2 KJV) "He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye
say,
It will be fair weather: for the sky is red." (They could see the red sky. It was not yet dark)
34 (Mat 20:8 KJV) "So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith
unto
his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning
from
the last unto the first." (Late afternoon, quitting time).
35 (Mat 27:57 KJV) "When the even was come, there came a rich man of
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:" (On
the
late afternoon of the 14th, but before sundown).
36 (Mark 6:47-48 KJV) "And when even was come, the ship was in the midst
of
the sea, and he alone on the land. {48} And he saw them toiling in
rowing;
for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the
night
he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by
them." (Notice it says he SAW them toiling, it was still day light)
37 (Mark 15:42 KJV) "And now when the even was come, because it was the
preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath," ( A New Sabbath day had not yet
begun).
38 (John 20:19 KJV) "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of
the
week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for
fear
of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them,
Peace
be unto you." ("Same day at evening, NOT after dark, and a new day).
39 (Gen. 8:11) And the dove came in to him in the evening: and , lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off. **** (Noah could SEE the olive leaf so it was still LIGHT.)
40 (Judges 19:9) Behold, now the day draweth towards evening. I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end.( Here the evening is at the end of day as distinct from and seperate from NIGHT.
41? (Psalm 55:17) Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray.