SABBAN
Sabban is an older English form of Sabannus. It is a variant spelling of the name.
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Sabbath
The Sabbath was the seventh day set apart by God as holy, a day of rest from ordinary labor and of worship. Jesus upheld its merciful purpose and declared himself Lord of the Sabbath.
Sabbath day’s journey
A Sabbath day’s journey was the distance Jewish tradition permitted a person to travel on the Sabbath, commonly reckoned as about 2,000 cubits, or somewhat less than half a mile.
SABBATH, SECOND AFTER THE FIRST
The second-after-the-first Sabbath is a difficult expression in Luke 6:1. Proposed explanations connect it with a Sabbath in the sabbatical cycle or with the period of counting from Passover to Pentecost, but the exact meaning remains uncertain.
Sabbathdays Journey
The Sabbath day’s journey was a traditional limit of travel on the Sabbath, measured from the city’s boundary and commonly set at about 2,000 cubits.
SABBATHEUS
Sabbatheus is an older English form of Sabbateus. It is a variant spelling of the name.
Sabbatical year
The sabbatical year was every seventh year, when Israel’s land was to lie uncultivated. It also involved release from certain debts and provided food and relief for the poor, strangers, and animals.
Sabeans
The Sabeans were peoples associated with Seba or Sheba, engaged in trade and described as people of stature. Another group called Sabeans attacked Job’s servants and livestock.
SABTECA
Sabteca was the fifth named son of Cush in the genealogy of Genesis 10. The location or people associated with him cannot be identified with certainty.
Sabtecha, Or Sabtechah
Sabtecha, also called Sabtechah, was the fifth son of Cush and a descendant of Ham.
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