Why, according to the Hebrew calendar, does a new day start and finish in the evening # bible

question that people ask me all the time is why according to the Hebrew calendar the new day start in the evening when the Sun goes down and finish the evening of the next day the answer is very soon Genesis chapter 1 and it was evening and it was a morning a first day and it was the evening and it was morning a second in the seven days of creation the date started in the evening same as the Hebrew calendar thank you