The interpretation of the lunar calendar has been significantly influenced by Islam and the Karaite sect, both of which use the sighting of a crescent moon to mark certain religious observances. The Karaite sect, founded by Anan in 767 AD, diverged from traditional Rabbinic authority, a move that was born out of Anan’s rebellion and subsequent imprisonment. His life was spared by the Islamic Caliph in Babylon, leading to a lasting division between Orthodox Judaism and the Karaite sect.
The crescent moon, a symbol prominent in Islam and associated with the Hindu deity Shiva, is central to these observances. The sighting of the crescent moon at sunset signifies the start of the lunar month in both Islamic and Karaite traditions. However, this practice has been adopted in Rabbinical Judaism.
The crescent moon’s veneration is not limited to these cultures. It was also revered in ancient Egyptian culture and is symbolized by the pre-Islamic moon deity, Allah. This symbol, which originated in Hindu culture and the worship of Shiva, reached the Middle East in the 2nd century BCE via the Silk Road trade route from India.
The following biblical verses underscore the significance of celestial bodies, like the moon, in marking sacred times and seasons, but do not establish a Lunar Sabbath:
• Genesis 1:14: “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,’”
• Psalms 81:3: “Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.”
• Psalms 104:19: “He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.”
• Isaiah 66:23: “From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the LORD.
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