One of the most common of natures phenomena is the sunrise, watched by millions of people throughout history, always pretty and never boring. The Bible mentions sunrise many times and I included several appropriate verses throughout the article.
Ecclesiastes 1:5 The sun still rises, and it still goes down, going wearily back to where it must start all over again.
During this time of year there is a small gap in the buildings surrounding me, which enables a clear view of the sunrise in the east. I cannot see the exact sunrise, as the Samaria mountains block the horizon, but I do manage to see a few minutes after it. The series of photos show how each day the sun moves southward (the movement is actually the Earth movement in its orbit).
Sunday 25-Sep-2016. There were plenty of clouds so seeing the sunrise location was impossible, however, the photos are still nice.
Sunrise 25/9/2016
Sunrise 25/9/2016
Genesis 32:31 (ASV)And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Penuel
Monday, September 26th. The hill's name is "Jabel Taruja" where an ancient tomb is located. The hill is about 36km from my location.
Sunrise 26/9/2016
The palm tree, however, is just 400m from the camera
Sunrise 26/9/2016
Jonah 4:8 (CEB)Then as the sun rose God provided a dry east wind
Birds are very active in the morning, so at some point they are likely to fly in front of the sun, making a nice photo.
Sunrise 26/9/2016
Sunrise and a crow
Deuteronomy 33:2 (GNT)The Lord came from Mount Sinai; he rose like the sun over Edom
Tuesday 27/9/2016 - Notice the change in the sun's location.
Sunrise 27/9/2016
Here is a video of the sunrise at six times speed:
and here are the last photos as the clouds "swallows" the sun.
Sunrise 27/9/2016
Judges 9:33 (KJV)And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early,
2 Kings 3:22 (CJB)They rose early in the morning when the sun was shining on the water.
On Wednesday the sunrise is just to the left of the palm tree
Sunrise 28/9/2016
2 Samuel 23:4 (NKJV)And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds
But on Thursday 29/9 it is on the tree's right
Sunrise 29/9/2016
And more birds
Sunrise 29/9/2016
Malachi 4:2 (CJB)But to you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings
Friday 30/9/2016 and the sun continues moving further south.
Sunrise 30/9/2016
Sunrise 30/9/2016
Psalm 104:22 (NKJV)When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.
Sunday 2-Oct-2016 marked the last day of the Hebrew year 5776, and what a beautiful sunrise on this day
Sunrise 2/10/2016
Malachi 1:11 (NKJV)For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles;
To summarize the article, here is a wider photo from 29/9/2016 with added arrows to mark the sunrise locations some days before and after. The changes are considerable.
Sunrise 29/9 with location on nearby dates marked
The apparent movement of the sun in the sky is a combination of two movements: the Earth revolving around its axis is the daily motion of the sun in the sky from sunrise to sunset, and the yearly movement of Earth in its orbit around the sun causing small changes in the sun's location during the seasons. That small change is shown in the series above as every day the sunrise is in a slightly different place.
