The darkness first called
  Genesis 1:5  
 Caused by God
  Psalm 104:20  
 Belongs to God
  Psalm 74:16  
 The heavenly bodies designed to separate day from
  Genesis 1:14  
 The moon and stars designed to rule and give light by
  Genesis 1:16-18; Jeremiah 31:35  
 Commenced at sunset
  Genesis 28:11  
 Continued until sunrise
  Psalm 104:22; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2  
 REGULAR SUCCESSION OF   Established by covenant
  Genesis 8:22; Jeremiah 33:20   
 Ordained for the glory of God
  Psalm 19:2   
 Originally divided into three watches
  Lamentations 2:19; Judges 7:19; Exodus 14:24  
 Divided into four watches by the Romans
  Luke 12:38; Matthew 14:25; Mark 13:35  
 FREQUENTLY   Exceeding dark
  Proverbs 7:9   
 Cold and frosty
  Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah 36:30   
 Accompanied by heavy dew
  Numbers 11:9; Judges 6:38,40; Job 29:19; Song of Solomon 5:2   
 Unsuitable for labour
  John 9:4  
 Unsuitable for travelling
  John 11:10  
 Designed for rest
  Psalm 104:23  
 Wearisome to the afflicted
  Job 7:3,4  
 Favourable to the purposes of the wicked
  Genesis 31:39; Job 24:14,15; Obadiah 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:2  
 Wild beasts go forth in search of prey during
  2 Samuel 21:10; Psalm 104:21,22  
 THE JEWS   Forbidden to keep the wages of servants during
  Leviticus 19:13   
 Forbidden to allow malefactors to hang during
  Deuteronomy 21:23   
 In affliction spent, in sorrow and humiliation
  Psalm 6:6; 30:5; Joel 1:13   
 In affliction spent, in prayer
  Psalm 22:2   
 Often kept lamps burning during
  Proverbs 31:18   
 Eastern shepherds watched over their flocks during
  Genesis 31:40; Luke 2:8  
 Eastern fishermen continued their employment during
  Luke 5:5; John 21:3  
 GOD FREQUENTLY   Revealed his will in
  Genesis 31:24; 46:2; Numbers 22:30; Daniel 7:2   
 Visited his people in
  1 Kings 3:5; Psalm 17:3   
 Executed his judgments in
  Exodus 12:12; 2 Kings 19:35; Job 27:20; Daniel 5:30   
 ILLUSTRATIVE OF   Spiritual darkness
  Romans 13:12   
 Seasons of severe calamities
  Isaiah 21:12; Amos 5:8   
 Seasons of spiritual desertion
  Song of Solomon 3:1   
 Death
  John 9:4