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| − | An ear of [[Corn | + | An ear of [[Text:EBD:Corn|corn]], the [[Text:EBD:Month|month]] of newly-ripened [[Text:EBD:Grain|grain]] (Ex. 13:4; 23:15); the first of the Jewish ecclesiastical [[Text:EBD:Year|year]], and the seventh of the civil year. It began about the time of the vernal equinox, on 21st March. It was called [[Text:EBD:Nisan|Nisan]], after the [[Text:EBD:Captivity|Captivity]] (Neh. 2:1). On the fifteenth [[Text:EBD:Day|day]] of the month, [[Text:EBD:Harvest|harvest]] was begun by gathering a sheaf of [[Text:EBD:Barley|barley]], which was offered unto the [[Text:EBD:Lord|Lord]] on the sixteenth (Lev. 23:4-11). |
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 28 November 2008
An ear of corn, the month of newly-ripened grain (Ex. 13:4; 23:15); the first of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, and the seventh of the civil year. It began about the time of the vernal equinox, on 21st March. It was called Nisan, after the Captivity (Neh. 2:1). On the fifteenth day of the month, harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley, which was offered unto the Lord on the sixteenth (Lev. 23:4-11).
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