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Wormwood

Meaning of “Wormwood”

The name of the star whose fall made waters bitter.

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First occurrence: Revelation 8:11

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Revelation 8:11
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 8:11 · retained source text

And the name of the starre is called Wormewood, and the third part of the waters became wormewood, and many men dyed of the waters, because they were made bitter.

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