Evening: The period following sunset with which the Jewish day began
(Genesis 1:5)
(Mark 13:35) The Hebrews reckoned two evenings of each day, as appears
from
(Exodus 16:12; 30:8; 12:6) (marg.);
(Leviticus 23:5) (marg. R.V., "between the
two evenings"). The "first evening" was that period when the sun was
verging towards setting, and the "second evening" the moment of actual
sunset. The word "evenings" in
(Jeremiah 5:6) should be "deserts" (marg.
R.V.).
