Probably the sun-dial was a Babylonian invention. Daniel at Babylon ( Daniel 3:6 ) is the first to make mention of the "hour."
Dial
Dial
2 Kings 20:11Isaiah 38:8Exodus 10:192 Kings 20:9,10,11 Ma'aloth
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