'Night' in the Bible

But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears.

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:

So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!

For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the'sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country: