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sabbath
—a time of rest or ceasing to work. In the Old Testament, God told his people to celebrate Sabbath days (the seventh day of the week and other holidays).
The land was to have a Sabbath year of rest every seventh year.
Jesus often had conflict with the religious leaders of his day about the Sabbath. They had added many rules about what people should not do on the Sabbath.
The Sabbath is a picture of the rest and peace Jesus' followers have because of his work for them.
