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Genesis 7:11

Genesis 7:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

second month: The first month was Tisri, which answers to the latter end of September and first half of October; the second was Marchesvan, which answers to part of October and part of November.

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