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Moon
Heb. yareah, from its paleness (Ezra 6:15), and lebanah, the “white” (Cant. 6:10; Isa. 24:23), was appointed by the Creator to be with the sun “for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years” (Gen. 1:14-16). A lunation was among the Jews the period of a month, and several of their festivals were held on the day of the new moon. It is frequently referred to along with the sun (Josh. 10:12; Ps. 72:5, 7, 17; 89:36, 37; Eccl. 12:2; Isa. 24:23, etc.), and also by itself (Ps. 8:3; 121:6).
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The great brilliance of the moon in Eastern countries led to its being early an object of idolatrous worship (Deut. 4:19; 17:3; Job 31:26), a form of idolatry against which the Jews were warned (Deut. 4:19; 17:3). They, however, fell into this idolatry, and offered incense (2 Kings 23:5; Jer. 8:2), and also cakes of honey, to the moon (Jer. 7:18; 44:17-19, 25).
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The moon held an important place in the kingdom of nature, as known to the Hebrews. Conjointly with the sun, it was appointed “for signs and for seasons, and for days and years;” though in this respect it exercised a more important influence, if by the “seasons” we understand the great religious festivals of the Jews, as is particularly stated in (Psalms 104:19) and more at length in Ecclus 43:6,7. The worship of the moon prevailed extensively among the nations of the East, and under a variety of aspects. It was one of the only two deities which commanded the reverence of all the Egyptians. The worship of the heavenly bodies is referred to in (Job 31:26,27) and Moses directly warns the Jews against it. (4:19) In the figurative language of Scripture, the moon is frequently noticed as presaging events of the greatest importance through the temporary or permanent withdrawal of its light. (Isaiah 13:10; Joel 2:31; Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24)
In the Bible
57
Verses where Moon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 15:41
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
- 1 Samuel 20:5
So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
- 1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
- 1 Samuel 20:24
So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.
- 1 Samuel 20:27
But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”
- 2 Kings 4:23
“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
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Scripture on Moon
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- Isaiah 24Joel 22 Kings 23Psalms 8Psalms 104Ecclesiastes 12Song of Solomon 6Isaiah 13Isaiah 60Jeremiah 8Ezekiel 46Matthew 24Mark 13Genesis 1Genesis 37Numbers 28Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 332 Kings 4Ezra 6Job 25Job 26Psalms 74Psalms 81Psalms 89Psalms 121Psalms 136Psalms 148Proverbs 7Isaiah 3Isaiah 30Isaiah 66Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 31Ezekiel 32Hosea 5Joel 3Amos 8Habakkuk 3Luke 21Acts 21 Corinthians 15Colossians 2Revelation 6Revelation 8Revelation 12Revelation 21
Voices on Moon
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![Sun, Moon, and Stars. The Fourth Day of Creation. Genesis 1:14-19. [Sermon].](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wkC6hL9YY_0/hqdefault.jpg)
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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