1 Remainder (the most frequent meaning of the term). 2 The condition of repose or peaceful restoration. The model of God’s resting on the seventh day (Gen 2:2) conditioned the Sabbath as a day of rest (Lev 16:31), the Sabbatical Year (Lev 25:3-6) as a year of rest for land under cultivation, and the Jubilee Year as a periodic social restoration of wealth and property (Lev 25:8-17). The reality of needed daily rest was recognized for animals (Ezek 34:14) as well as for humans (2Sam 4:5), the latter requiring peace of mind for best effect (Ps 116:7). A special rest was sensed as a journey ended (Deut 12:10; Rev 14:13), and the promise of the Christian life is named as rest provided by God (Heb 4:1) on the model of the rest promised to the Israelites in the time of Moses (Heb 3:10-11).
