Morrow After the Sabbath
Morrow After the Sabbath
(, mohorath, or , mohoratham, the morrow, or tomorrow, the day following; , mohorath ha-shabbath, the day after the Sabbath, i.e. the first day of the week): The first day of the week was designated for the formal offering of the first-fruits in the form of wave-sheaves Lev 23:11, and of the wave-loaves 50 days later Lev 23:16-17. This recognition of an after-Sabbath during festive periods has its counterpart in the later ecclesiastical practice of celebrating not only Easter Sunday, but also Easter Monday, etc., and undoubtedly was a factor in establishing the custom which transferred the sanctity of the Sabbath to the first day of the week after the resurrection of Our Lord.