And the sun was darkened,.... There was an eclipse of it, which was preternatural, it being now full moon, and lasted three hours, and so total, as to darken the whole earth; and now was the prophecy in Am 8:9 literally fulfilled: and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.
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Luke 23:45
Luke 23:45
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