Reference

Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

4

These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

5

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover.

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Seventh-Day Sabbath
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Sabbath at Creation
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Jesus and the Sabbath

The verse is from Leviticus, part of the Old Testament Law given to Moses, and makes no mention of Jesus, nor does it describe Him keeping, teaching on, or discussing the Sabbath.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

This verse does not explicitly state that the "seventh day" is the *only* day that can be a Sabbath, nor does it specify which day of the week the "seventh day" refers to in a universal calendar sense.

Sabbath at Creation

The verse describes the Sabbath as a day of rest and holy convocation, but it does not mention creation or God resting on the seventh day.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse describes the Sabbath as a day of rest and a holy convocation, but it does not explicitly state that it is a "commandment" or part of a larger legal code like the Ten Commandments.