"Shemitish" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... probably will be the place for its production; Palestine somewhat less probably. But indications of place in the piece itself are very faint. It is true, however, that the order "nights and days" is "in conformity with the Shemitic custom of fixing the beginning of the day at the preceding evening" (McSwiney, Psalms and Canticles, ...
— The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study • William Heaford Daubney |
