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Xanthicus

XANTHICUS*

Name of the month in the Macedonian calendar corresponding to the Hebrew month Nisan (March–April); mentioned in 2 Maccabees 11:27–38. See Calendars, Ancient and Modern.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subject

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