'Moon' in the Bible

Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”

When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the array of heaven—do not be led astray to bow down and worship them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.

and has gone to worship other gods by bowing down to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky—which I have forbidden—

On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel:“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”

And the sun stood stilland the moon stoppeduntil the nation took vengeance on its enemies.Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?So the sun stoppedin the middle of the skyand delayed its settingalmost a full day.

So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I’m supposed to sit down and eat with the king. Instead, let me go, and I’ll hide in the field until the third night.

Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; you’ll be missed because your seat will be empty.

So David hid in the field.At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal.

However, the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why didn’t Jesse’s son come to the meal either yesterday or today?”

He got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the New Moon, for he was grieved because of his father’s shameful behavior toward David.

But he said, “Why go to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath.”She replied, “Everything is all right.”

Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host.

the bread displayed before the Lord, the daily grain offering, the regular burnt offering, the Sabbath and New Moon offerings, the appointed festivals, the holy things, the sin offerings to atone for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

If even the moon does not shineand the stars are not pure in His sight,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shiningor at the moon moving in splendor,

When I observe Your heavens,the work of Your fingers,the moon and the stars,which You set in place,

May he continue while the sun enduresand as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

May the righteous flourish in his daysand prosperity abounduntil the moon is no more.

The day is Yours, also the night;You established the moon and the sun.

Blow the horn on the day of our feastsduring the new moonand during the full moon.

like the moon, established forever,a faithful witness in the sky.”Selah

He made the moon to mark the festivals;the sun knows when to set.

The sun will not strike you by dayor the moon by night.

the moon and stars to rule by night.        His love is eternal.

Praise Him, sun and moon;praise Him, all you shining stars.

He took a bag of money with himand will come home at the time of the full moon.”

before the sun and the light are darkened,and the moon and the stars,and the clouds return after the rain;

Y Who is this who shines like the dawn—as beautiful as the moon,bright as the sun,awe-inspiring as an army with banners?

Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellationswill not give their light.The sun will be dark when it rises,and the moon will not shine.

The moon will be put to shameand the sun disgraced,because the Lord of Hosts will reign as kingon Mount Zion in Jerusalem,and He will display His gloryin the presence of His elders.

The sun will no longer be your light by day,and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you;but the Lord will be your everlasting light,and your God will be your splendor.

Your sun will no longer set,and your moon will not fade;for the Lord will be your everlasting light,and the days of your sorrow will be over.

All mankind will come to worship Mefrom one New Moon to anotherand from one Sabbath to another,”says the Lord.

They will be exposed to the sun, the moon, and the whole heavenly host, which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the surface of the soil.

This is what the Lord says:The One who gives the sun for light by day,the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night,who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar—Yahweh of Hosts is His name:

When I snuff you out,I will cover the heavensand darken their stars.I will cover the sun with a cloud,and the moon will not give its light.

“This is what the Lord God says: The gate of the inner court that faces east must be closed during the six days of work, but it will be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the New Moon.

On the day of the New Moon, the burnt offering is to be a young, unblemished bull, as well as six lambs and a ram without blemish.

They betrayed the Lord;indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children.Now the New Moon will devour themalong with their fields.

The earth quakes before them;the sky shakes.The sun and moon grow dark,and the stars cease their shining.

The sun will be turned to darknessand the moon to bloodbefore the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

The sun and moon will grow dark,and the stars will cease their shining.

asking, “When will the New Moon be overso we may sell grain,and the Sabbath,so we may market wheat?We can reduce the measurewhile increasing the priceand cheat with dishonest scales.

Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,at the flash of Your flying arrows,at the brightness of Your shining spear.

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not shed its light;the stars will fall from the sky,and the celestial powers will be shaken.

“But in those days, after that tribulation:The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not shed its light;

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

The sun will be turned to darknessand the moon to bloodbefore the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes.

There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.

Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light, and the night as well.

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars on her head.

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.