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The Sabbath as covenant sign
The Priestly Source calls the Sabbath the eternal sign of the covenant between Israel and God. Genesis 1 places it at the very start of the story.
The first chapter frames all that follows.
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Judah's defeat, then, isn't Marduk's triumph but the result of Israel's own breach of covenant.
Bible reference: Exodus 31:16–17
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 163
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