Its importance is also stressed in Exodus 31:12–17: And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Verily ye shall keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am the LORD who sanctify you.
《古蘭經》第七章第一百四十七節提道： 當穆薩為了我的會期而来，而且他的主對他說了話的時候，他說：「我的主啊！求你昭示我，以便我看见你。