Three Days and Three Nights
Comparing Jewish and modern day reckoning in the passion chronology
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
— Matthew 12:40 (KJV)
Crucifixion day:
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday (traditional)
Show layers:
Daytime
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Nighttime
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In the tomb
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Jewish day reckoning
sunset to sunset
Time in the tomb
Modern day reckoning
midnight to midnight