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4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references

Rainy, the eighth ecclesiastical month of the year (1 Kings 6:38), and the second month of the civil year; later called Marchesvan (q.v.). (See MONTH.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
(rain). [MONTH]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references

bul (bul): Name of the 8th month of the Jewish year (1Ki 6:38). It is of Phoenician origin and signifies the month of rain, the beginning of the rainy season.

See CALENDAR.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 4 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • → (The eighth month (November))
  • → The temple completed in 1Ki 6:38
  • → Jeroboam institutes an idolatrous feast in, to correspond with the Feast of Tabernacles 1Ki 12:32,33; 1Ch 27:11

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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