9:40–41). His claim that there were only twelve hours of daylight indicates the limited amount of time he had to fulfill his mission, and that it was nearing its end (11:9; → 9:4–5; 12:35; 13:30). Twelve-Hour Days Only at the equator are days always twelve hours long. Thus, in Israel, twelve hours (11:9) did not refer to actual daylight. Much like the American convention of “a.m.” and “p.m.,” it divided the day in half. This was a common Jewish tradition (O’Day 1995, 686). This world’s light referred