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Evening

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E By: James P. Boyd

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(decline of day). Two evenings recognized, one before, the other after, sunset (Gen. 24:63⁶³And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. (Genesis 24:63); Ex. 12:6⁶And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. (Exodus 12:6); Num. 9:3; 28:4³In 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. (Numbers 9:3)
⁴The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; (Numbers 28:4)).

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