the sun

Also known as: Sun · Role: heavenly sphere · First appears: The Fourth Day

Life events

• The sun and the moon were assigned their places in the heavens.(The Fourth Day · 📍 the heavens)
  • With: the moon
  • “These heavenly spheres were not actually fashioned on this day; they were created on the first day, and merely were assigned their places in the heavens on the fourth.”
• The sun and the moon initially possessed equal powers and prerogatives.(The Fourth Day)
  • With: the moon
  • “At first the sun and the moon enjoyed equal powers and prerogatives.”
• God decreed that the sun’s light would be sevenfold its present light.(The Fourth Day)
  • “As thou livest, in the world to come his light shall be sevenfold the light he now sheds.”
• The sun stood still after Joshua commanded it to be silent.(The Fourth Day)
  • With: Joshua
  • “Therefore, when Joshua wanted to bid the sun stand still, he had to command him to be silent. His song of praise hushed, the sun stood still.”

The Fourth Day

• rivals with the moon “What, thou still plottest against the sun? As thou livest, in the world to come his light shall be sevenfold the light he now sheds.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume I. Made with Rho MD.