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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Nisan (Name of the 1st month)
First month of the religious year, March into April. The older texts call it Abib, and Nehemiah and Esther both date by it.
First, in plain English
First month of the religious year, March into April. The older texts call it Abib, and Nehemiah and Esther both date by it.
Who this is
Nisan is not a person but the first month of the Hebrew religious calendar, corresponding roughly to March-April, also called Abib in earlier texts. It is named in Nehemiah as the month in which he approached King Artaxerxes about rebuilding Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 2:1), and in Esther as the month in which Haman cast lots to fix the date for the destruction of the Jews (Esther 3:7).
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H5212
Where it appears
- Nehemiah 2:1
- Esther 3:7
