The Temple Institute: Holy Temple Calendar: Tammuz 3, 5767
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Tammuz Yom Shlishi
Time of the morning Tamid offering: 3:46 AM
Levitical song of the day:
"A psalm of Assaph. G-d stands in the congregation of G-d; in the midst of the judges He judges... "
Psalm 82
Time of evening Tamid offering: 1:18 PM
"'Sun,' proclaimed Joshua, 'be still at Giv'on; moon, at the Ayalon valley.'" (Joshua 10:12)
It was on this day, in the year 2488 from the time of creation (1273 BCE), that Joshua stopped the sun from setting, in order to give the Israelites time to defeat the Giv'onim - Gibeonites.
On the third of Tammuz of the year 2488 from creation (1273 BCE), Joshua was leading the Jewish people in one of the battles to conquer the Land of Israel. Victory was imminent, but darkness was about to fall. "Sun," proclaimed Joshua, "be still at Giv'on; moon, at the Ayalon valley" (Joshua 10:12). The heavenly bodies acquiesced, halting their progress through the sky until Israel's armies brought the battle to its successful conclusion.