The Jewish day of rest and spiritual enrichment, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
From Hebrew shabbāt meaning 'rest' or 'cessation,' from the root sh-b-t 'to cease' or 'to rest.' Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as commemorating God's rest after creation.
Shabbat transformed the ancient world by introducing the revolutionary concept that regular rest was a divine right for all people, including servants and animals, not just the wealthy elite.
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