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Ague

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a disease of the fever kind, in which a cold shivering fit is succeeded by a hot one; in the Hebrew קִדִּחִת , kaddach'ath, a kindling, a burning or inflammatory fever (Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:22). (See DISEASE).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ague'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ague.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.