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biblical information seems to indicate that the definition of "six-working days" was integral in de-
fining the Sabbath cycle. Because the renewal of the Sabbaths can be demonstrated to have been
relative to the Moon or the "Yerach" (as is shown in 1 Kings, Chapters 6 and 8), then it becomes
very obvious that the original count of the "six-working-days" was that of a segmented count be-
tween each of the quarter-phases of the Moon. The days which corresponded to the occurrence
of the respective lunar quarter-phases were either regular-Sabbaths or a renewal-Sabbath.

It additionally seems noteworthy that a variation of the Hebrew word: "chodesh", is
"chadash" -- where both words "chodesh" and "chadash" have the same root meaning of being a
time of "renewal". The word "chadash" is used to describe a periodically appearing festival
(counted in segments of 7-weeks) -- as follows:

"...And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye
brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the
morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new [or
chadash]...offering unto the LORD." (Leviticus, Chapter 23:10-23).

The pentecontad cycle (which is based upon a cycle of 7 Sabbaths) is thus shown to have
been interrupted by a specially celebrated "Chadash Feast" (or a festival of new beginnings
which appeared amid the cycle of the 7 Sabbaths). Again, it appears that the biblically described
festival of the "new beginnings" has a meaning which isn't fully equivalent to the definition of the
literal Moon (or the "Yerach"). Instead, the early meaning of the "new beginnings" can be recog-
nized to more closely relate to the "phases" of the lunar-cycle (or ultimately to the Sabbaths).

In summary, it seems that the early adhered to cycle of the 6-working-days inherently was
equivalent to segmented time which existed between each of the quarter-phases of the Moon.
The "Sabbath Feast", the "Chodesh Feast", and sometimes the "Chadash Feast" all were routinely
held exactly at the time of the lunar-quarter-phase. Thus, it is reasonably clear that the biblically
described "Sabbath" and the "Chodesh" (or the "new beginnings") were both lunar-based feasts.

An Indicated Renewal In The Sabbath Cycle

If a special singular date did periodically appear in correspondence with the lunar-cycle
(the time of the "Chodesh Feast") then it should be very easy to identify in the original biblical
texts. An easy to spot instance of a special singular date (a "1", or "echad") can seemingly be re-
cited from the prophetic book of Ezekiel -- where a calendar which contains a unique "new begin-
nings" is referenced as follows:

"...in 'the 1 to the new beginnings' [or Echad to Chodesh] you shall take a young bullock
without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary...and so thou shalt do on 'the 7 to the new begin-
nings' [or Sheba to Chodesh] for every one that erreth...so shall ye reconcile the house."
(Ezekiel, Chapter 45:18-20).

This verse is significant because it seemingly mirrors certain ceremonial practices under
the First Temple. Of particular interest is the celebration of "the 1 to the new beginnings" (which
appears to be a routinely celebrated feast in the early religious schedule). This peculiar "the 1 to

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