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Yes, the Jewish Sabbath was the 6th and final day of the week. The new week starts over on the day after Sabbath.
As stated, God rested on the 7th day and Jesus arose on Sunday (which the Bible refers to as "the first day of the week"). The early Christians (who were mostly of Jewish ancestry) began meeting together on Sunday to honor and remember Christ because the Sabbath was otherwise occupied with Jewish activities and rules, etc.
So the whole issue of Sunday being the "first" day simply means "the day after the Sabbath (which is also Saturday), when the new week begins".
But many people just think of Monday as the first day, because they also think of Sunday as being part of the "weekEND".
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