Topic
Mazzaroth
2 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 38:32Easton · Smith · Nave Probably signs of the zodiac, see
Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
- 2 Kings 23:5Easton
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Prognostications, found only Job 38:32, probably meaning “the twelve signs” (of the zodiac), as in the margin (comp. 2 Kings 23:5).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
maz'-a-roth: The 12 constellations of the Zodiac.
See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 12.
In the topical indexes
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.