Marcheshvan

Marcheshvan [S]

the post-biblical name of the month which was the eighth of the sacred and the second of the civil year of the Jews. It began with the new moon of our November. It is once called Bul ( 1 Kings 6:38 ). Assyrian, Arah Samna, "eighth month,"

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Marcheshvan". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .