• Exod 20:11 — For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
• Gen 2:2 — And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

11 passages from 7 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 5 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• City of God · 1 passage
• Epistle of Barnabas · 1 passage
• Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
• An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage
• On the Creation of the World (De Opificio Mundi) · 1 passage