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Have you considered the words of Nehemiah concerning sunset and the Sabbath?
"And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day."
-Nehemiah 13:19
Note carefully how it began to be dark before the Sabbath (i.e. it was already sunset), Nehemiah was preparing a day ahead for the Sabbath: this proves that even Nehemiah understood that Moses stated to us that the day began in the morning (see also Genesis 1:1 cf. Exodus 16:22-27).
That's not what it says, it says when the 'Gates of Jerusalem began to be dark'
As the sun moves around and starts to go lower in the sky things that were in the sunlight will fall into the dark--------shadows....... sun is still up though and Shabbat hasn't begun.
What he basically was saying was when the sun was going down he commanded that the gates be shut. Today we light the Shabbat candles 18 minutes before sundown so we don't end up lighting a fire afterwards. On Cloudy days this could happen or if you aren't paying attention because even on a very sunny day once the sun is down the sky is still lit up.
Since they were rebuilding at that time I would look into what gates were repaired and then you can see the direction that the sun would fall on them.
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