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377. Chisleu

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

Nehemiah 1:1

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Nehemiah 1:1¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (Nehemiah 1:1). It came to pass in the month Chisleu.

This corresponded very nearly to our month of December.

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