How do you juxtapose the two phrases, “Three Days and Three Nights,” with “The Third Day?”
Hebrew, three days (7969, 3117), three nights (7969, 3115), a definite number of days or nights, three, thirteen, threescore thirteen.
Greek, three days (5140, 2250), three nights (5140, 3571), a definite primary number.
Hebrew, third day (7992, 3114), third part, third day, year, or time period.
Greek, third day (5154, 2250), third part, third day, year, time, thirdly.
Jonah 1:17, “And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
Matthew 12:40 (Jesus), “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Matthew 16:21 (Matthew), “From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and raised again the third day.”
Matthew 17:23 (Jesus), “And they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again.”
Matthew 20:19 (Jesus), “And shall deliver Him to the G ...
