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Nisan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Month of flowers, (Neh 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. Assyrian nisannu, “beginning.”

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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 Neh 2:1 and Esth 3:7. It denotes "the month of flowers."

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Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).