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Pleiades

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(play' uh deez) A brilliant grouping of six or seven visible stars located in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus (Job 9:9; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8 ). The derivation of the name has been traced to the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology, the adjective pleos , suggesting the “fullness” of the cluster, or to the verb pleo (to sail) from the cluster's usefulness in navigation.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pleiades'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​p/pleiades.html. 1991.
 
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