Nisan
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Easton's 1897
Month of flowers, (Neh. 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. (See ABIB.) Assyrian nisannu, “beginning.”
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1863
[MONTH]
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
ni'-san (nican): The first month of the Jewish year in which occurred the Passover and which corresponds to April. The month is the same as Abib, which occurs in the Pentateuch. Nisan occurs in Ne 2:1 and Es 3:7. It denotes "the month of flowers."
See CALENDAR.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
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Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain