noon
Shadows fell from the heights of Moab ; and as they deepened more and more the gleam on shield and helmet faded out . Night rose from the ravines , surging upward in dark billows , overwhelming all . A strange pallor rested on all faces . It was night , an Egyptian night at high noon ! What meant it ? Manifestly this was no eclipse , for the paschal moon was then at its full . The Jews had ofttimes clamored for a sign , a sign whereby they might test this sufferer 's Messianic claim .