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Pleiades

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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A cluster of seven stars in the neck of Taurus, or the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The sun enters Taurus about the middle of April; and the appearance of the Pleiades, therefore, marks the return of spring, Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Pleiades'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​p/pleiades.html. 1859.
 
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