what day is the sabbath

The Sabbath is traditionally observed as the seventh day of the week, which corresponds to Saturday. According to the Bible, the Sabbath is a day of rest and is holy, as specified in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:8-10). It commemorates the day God rested after the creation of the world (Genesis 2:1-3). This practice is observed from Friday sunset to Saturday night in Judaism. Early Christians originally observed the Sabbath on the seventh day (Saturday), but many Christian denominations later began observing Sunday as a day of worship to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occurred on the first day of the week (Sunday). Therefore, the Sabbath day, biblically and traditionally, is Saturday—the seventh day of the week. This has been historically consistent in Jewish tradition and many Christian groups still keep it on Saturday as well.