Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Rüsttag

English translation:

preparation day / day of preparation

Added to glossary by PoveyTrans (X)
Jul 27, 2007 07:43
16 yrs ago
German term

Rüsttag

German to English Other Poetry & Literature Judaism, Jewish folklore
Unsere Lehrer erzählen: Drei Männer
wanderten am Rüsttage zum Sabbat
miteinander, und der heilige Tag sollte bald
anbrechen.

This a legend from biblical / medieval times.

Proposed translations

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preparation day / day of preparation

Depending on the version you're reading:

www.doig.net/NTC18.htm
www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9903chapsb.asp
www.topical-bible-studies.org/01-0009.htm

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-27 07:50:36 GMT)
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It's the "day of preparation" for Sabbath, by the way...that's why there's the "zum Sabbat" part.
Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Schroeder : You were quicker!
4 mins
Thanks Henry! It's funny, the same thing happened to me with a different question about 5 minutes ago!
agree Francis Lee (X)
2 hrs
agree Rebecca Garber
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Marcelo"
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9 mins

preparation day

The day before the sabbath. Here is a good link:

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:xCPf_jsgx84J:www.biblei...
Peer comment(s):

agree Francis Lee (X) : No reason to overlook this answer (which also includes ref.) just because you were a couple of minutes later ;-)
1 hr
Thanks, Francis, hope all is well in Berlin! Gotta go spend some time in Ohio soon, then I'll always be more than a couple minutes late!
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