This arrangement is said to have been peculiar to judaism.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
The Jewish apostle is, in fact, more or less the mouthpiece of George Eliot's own opinions on judaism.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
Upon it no manna fell; and we shall hereafter see the bearing of this incident upon the question whether the Sabbath is only an ordinance of judaism.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick