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== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80358" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80358" /> == | ||
<p> the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews, and the second month of the civil year. It answers to October. and consists of twenty-nine days. On the sixth day of this month the | <p> the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews, and the second month of the civil year. It answers to October. and consists of twenty-nine days. On the sixth day of this month the Jews fasted, because on that day [[Nebuchadnezzar]] put to death the children of [[Zedekiah]] in the presence of their unhappy father, whose eyes, after they had been witnesses of this sad spectacle, he ordered to be put out, 2 Kings 25:7 . We find the name of this month mentioned in [[Scripture]] but once, 1 Kings 6:38 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71621" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71621" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Bul.''' (rain). See '''Month''' . </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50112" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50112" /> == | ||
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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69732" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69732" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Bul.''' 1 Kings 6:38. See Month. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39158" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39158" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_28412" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_28412" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. id. | <p> (Heb. id. בּוּל, for יְבוּל, rain, from the season of the year; Sept. Βαάλ ), the eighth ecclesiastical month of the [[Jewish]] year ( 1 Kings 6:38), answering in general to October, (See [[Calendar]]) (Jewish), and corresponding, according to the rabbins (Rosh Hash ana, c. 2; [[Tanchum]] Hieros. in loc.), to MARCHESVAN (See Marchesvan) (q.v.). According to Benfey (Ueb. die Monatsnamen einger alien Volker, p. 18), it may have derived its name from the worship of [[Baal]] (comp. the Sept. rendering), as other months appear to have been in like manner consecrated to special deities. (See [[Month]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1914" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1914" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bul''''' ( | <p> '''''bul''''' ( בּוּל , <i> '''''būl''''' </i> ): Name of the 8th month of the Jewish year ( 1 Kings 6:38 ). It is of Phoenician origin and signifies the month of rain, the beginning of the rainy season. See [[Calendar]] . </p> | ||
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