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Friday, May 3rd, 2024
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This was expressed by
1. yam, 'the Sea,' referring to the Mediterranean, which lieson the west of Palestine, Genesis 12:8 , etc.
2. maarab, δυσμή, 'sun-setting,' because the sun sets in the west. 1 Chronicles 7:28; Matthew 8:11; etc.
3. maarabah, 'sun-setting,' only in Isaiah 45:6 .
4. mebo hashshemesh, from the 'going down of the sun,' only in Joshua 23:4; Zechariah 8:7 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'West'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​w/west.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'West'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​w/west.html. 1897.