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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68563" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68563" /> == | ||
<p> See | <p> See [[Months]] </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59696" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59696" /> == | ||
<p> or rather [[Shebat]] (Heb. Shebat, שְׁבָט '', A Rod'' or ''Tribe;'' Sept. Σαβάτ ), the fifth month of the Jewish civil year, and the eleventh of the ecclesiastical year, from the new moon of February to that of March; or, according to others, corresponding to our January. (See Month). The name is substantially the same in the [[Syriac]] and Arabic. The [[Jews]] began in this month to number the years of the trees they planted, the fruits of which were esteemed impure till the fourth year ( Zechariah 1:7). (See Jewish Calendar). </p> | <p> or rather [[Shebat]] (Heb. Shebat, '''''שְׁבָט''''' '', A Rod'' or ''Tribe;'' Sept. '''''Σαβάτ''''' ), the fifth month of the Jewish civil year, and the eleventh of the ecclesiastical year, from the new moon of February to that of March; or, according to others, corresponding to our January. (See Month). The name is substantially the same in the [[Syriac]] and Arabic. The [[Jews]] began in this month to number the years of the trees they planted, the fruits of which were esteemed impure till the fourth year ( Zechariah 1:7). (See Jewish Calendar). </p> | ||
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