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Easter

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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The KJV of pascha (to be translated instead as "the Passover") in Acts 12:4. "Easter" is a Christian feast; the Passover is a Jewish feast. (Ρesach ("Feast of Passover".))

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Easter'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​e/easter.html. 1949.
 
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