Eclipse of the Sun
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Eclipse of the Sun

No historical notice of an eclipse occurs in the Bible, but there are passages in the prophets which contain manifest allusion to this phenomenon. (Joel 2:10,31; 3:15; Amos 8:9; Micah 3:6; Zechariah 14:6) Some of these notices probably refer to eclipses that occurred about the time of the respective compositions: thus the date of Amos coincides with a total eclipse which occurred Feb. 9, B.C. 784, and was visible at Jerusalem shortly after noon; that of Micah with the eclipse of June 5, B.C. 716. A passing notice in (Jeremiah 15:9) coincides in date with the eclipse of Sept. 30, B.C. 610, so well known from Herodotus' account (i. 74, 103). The darkness that overspread the world at the crucifixion cannot with reason be attributed to an eclipse, as the moon was at the full at the time of the passover.

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Eclipse of the Sun.
... CHAPTER XLIII. Eclipse of the Sun. Second and Third Word of Jesus on the
Cross. A little hail had fallen at about ten o'clock,"when ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xliii eclipse of the.htm

Fragment xviii. On the Circumstances Connected with Our Saviour's ...
... This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears
to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun. For the ...
/.../the writings of julius africanus/fragment xviii on the circumstances.htm

Whether it was Fitting that Christ Should Work Miracles in the ...
... The first is that the natural eclipse of the sun by interposition of the moon never
takes place except when the sun and moon are in conjunction. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it was fitting that 9.htm

What Manner of Life and Death the Roman Kings Had.
... For an eclipse of the sun had also happened; and this was attributed to the divine
power of Romulus by the ignorant multitude, who did not know that it was ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 15 what manner of life.htm

And it was About the Sixth Hour, and There was Darkness Over the ...
... And Pilate sent for the Jews, and said to them: Have you seen what has happened?
And they say: There has been an eclipse of the sun in the usual way. [1838]. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 11 and it was.htm

Chronological Recapitulation of the Whole Work: Also Concerning ...
... [I, 15.]. In the year 538, an eclipse of the sun came to pass on the 16th
of February, from the first hour until the third. In the ...
/.../chap xxiv chronological recapitulation of.htm

The Solar Eclipse
... It involves no change of the sun when an eclipse overshadows it. ... Take care
Christian, lest thy comforts like the moon eclipse thy sun. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the solar eclipse.htm

Concerning Light, Fire, the Luminaries, Sun, Moon and Stars.
... Now the cause of the eclipse of the sun is that the body of the moon is interposed
like a partition-wall and casts a shadow, and prevents the light from being ...
/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter vii concerning light fire the.htm

The Death of Jesus
... His side. It was a supernatural gloom, which an eclipse of the sun was
impossible during the full moon of Passover. Shall we say ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 15 33-41 the death of.htm

Letter xi. Dionysius to Apollophanes, Philosopher.
... then taking the table of Philip Aridaeus, and contemplating the orbs of heaven,
we learned, what was otherwise well known, that an eclipse of the sun could not ...
/.../letters of dionysius the areopagite/letter xi dionysius to apollophanes.htm

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Eclipse

Eclipse of the Sun

Eclipse of the Sun and Moon

Eclipse: Figurative

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