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Nisan

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(ni' ssan) A foreign term used after the Exile for the first month of the Hebrew calendar (Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7 ). This month which falls within March and April was formerly called Abib. See Calendars .

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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nisan'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​n/nisan.html. 1991.
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