And now when the evening was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
Because it was the Parasceve, that Isaiah , the day before one Sabbath. The Greek Isaiah , which is the Prosabbatum. For Parasceve is the came as Preparation. Friday was so called because food and things needful for the Sabbath were prepared upon it. Hence it was called the Proverbs -Sabbath, i.e, the day before, or the vigil of the Sabbath. (Top)
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