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Pleiades
Heb. kimah, “a cluster” (Job 9:9; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8, A.V., “seven stars;” R.V., “Pleiades”), a name given to the cluster of stars seen in the shoulder of the constellation Taurus.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Job 9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
- Job 38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
