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Interestingly, the Book of Judith seemingly refers to all 4 Sabbaths of the lunar-cycle (as
being times for feasting). It is of related significance that feasting upon the 4 Sabbaths of the lunar
cycle are mentioned in addition to feasting upon the solemn days. (The cited solemn feasts possi-
bly refer to the "atsrah", or a festival of completion celebrated in association with the 7-weeks
cycle).

A seeming related date: prosabbaton (as used in reference to a singular form of Sabbath)
can be found in the Bible Book of Mark 15:42-43. This respective usage seems to refer to the day
immediately before the weekly Sabbath. This referral seems to specifically relate to the day of the
preparation for the Sabbath (or a 6th day). Consequently, this respective referral to the 6th
working-day would not have been a feast-day (as were 7th days of the lunar cycle, and also as
were the "solemn days").

The term "Sabbatwn" can be found 7 times in the New Testament. (It is no surprise that the
usage of this term throughout the New Testament is unilaterally used in association with a pre-
sumed mid-month delimiter or intermission (or a "1"). An example of the New Testament usage of
the lunar-cycle term "Sabbatwn" can be recited from the Book of Acts (in 2 instances) as follows:

1. "...on the Sabbatwn...the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them
Metaxu Sabbaton [the middle Sabbath]..." (Based on AV of Acts 13:13-14).

2. "And upon the '1' of the Sabbatwn...the disciples came together to break bread..."
(Based on AV of Acts 20:7).

This plural term ("Sabbatwn") for perhaps a 14th stage of the lunar-cycle can also seem-
ingly be found in the Hebrew Old Testament -- where in Hebrew the term seemingly corresponds
to the word "Shabbathown". It is of interest to note that in some instances the Greek Septuagint
uses the word "anapausis" (or intermission) in correspondence to Hebrew term "Shabbathown".

An instance of "Shabbathown" (or an "intermission" celebrated in association with the cy-
cle of month) can be recited from the Bible Book of Leviticus, Chapter 23:24 (as derived from
The Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English OLD Testament):

"...on the 7th month, on the '1' to the new beginnings' will be to you Shabbathown... ".

In this passage, the word "Shabbathown" is used. This Hebrew word appears to be a
variation of a word more commonly used for the standard 7th Day Sabbath (which in the original
language is the word: "Shabbath"). Thus, a variation of the Hebrew word for Shabbath is used
(which is "Shabbathown"). The usage of "Shabbathown" (in the cited instance) seems to have as-
sociation to: "1-to-the-new-be-ginnings" or "ECHAD to chodesh" (and the word technically seems
to correspond to something more than a 7th day of the week).

The time of "Shabbathown" -- in a lunar-based system -- would therefore have probably
pertained to a distinct intermission interval. This intermission interval (the time of "Shabba-
thown") would routinely have been celebrated in each lunar-cycle (as cited). (For more

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