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Abib

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/ ɑˈbiːb /

noun

1. Judaism an older name for the month of Nisan

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Etymology

Origin of Abib

Hebrew ābhībh ear of grain, hence the month when grain was fresh

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“The future looks bright for Exxon Mobil regardless of potential oil price volatility or economic uncertainty,” said Osmar Abib, global head of oil and gas investment banking at Credit Suisse.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017

Seven days thou            shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time            of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from            Egypt.

From The Bible, King James version, Book 2: Exodus by Anonymous

These months were called by Moses the first, second, third, fourth month, &c. and the first month was also called Abib, the second Zif, the seventh Ethanim, the eighth Bull, Exod. xiii.

From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Sir Isaac Newton

Abib, ā′bib, n. the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, the seventh of the civil year, later called Nisan, answering to parts of March and April.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

This was to be observed on the fourteenth day of the month of Abib and was kept in memory of Israel's redemption and deliverance from Egypt, the house of bondage.

From Studies in Prophecy by Arno C. Gaebelein

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