The Hebrew Day Began at Sundown

The First Chapter of Genesis

1:1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth,
1:2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep,
while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
1:4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
1:5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

1:6 And God said, "Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters . . .
1:8 God called the dome Sky.
And there was evening and there was morning, the second day . . .

1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day . . .

1:19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day . . .

1:23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day . .

1:31 God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.