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kun´tri ( ארץ מזרח , 'erec mizrāḥ ): Lit. "country of the sunrise" over against the "country of the sunset" (Zechariah 8:7 ). The two together form a poetical expression indicating the whole earth.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'East Country'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​e/east-country.html. 1915.
 
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