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sun

Meaning of “sun”

The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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160 occurrences152 verses36 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 15:12

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Joel 2:10
The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 2:10 · retained source text

The earth shall quake before them, the heauens shall tremble, the Sun & the Moone shall be darke, & the starres shall withdrawe their shining.

1611 marginal noteIsai.13.10. ezech. 32.2.

Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joel 2:31 · retained source text

The Sunne shall be turned into darkenesse, and the Moone into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.15

Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Joel 3:15 · retained source text

The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.31.

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