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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:12

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Mark 1:32
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 1:32 · retained source text

And at euen, when the Sunne did set, they brought vnto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with diuels:

Mark 4:6
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 4:6 · retained source text

But when the Sunne was vp, it was scorched, and because it had no roote, it withered away.

Mark 13:24
¶ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 13:24 · retained source text

¶ But in those dayes, after that tribulation, the Sunne shalbe darkned, and the Moone shall not giue her light.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 24.29.

Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 16:2 · retained source text

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week they came vnto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sunne:

1611 marginal noteLuk. 24.1 ioh. 20.1.

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