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 =CHAPTER 8=

Verse 4
seventh month i.e. October. Ararat Lit. holy ground, answering to the "heavenly" of Ephesians 2:4-6 for the Church, and to the "new heavens and new earth" for Israel. ; Isaiah 65:17-19; 66:22; Revelation 21:1.

Verse 5
tenth month i.e. January.

Verse 7
raven The raven and the dove have been thought to stand for the believer's two natures: the "old man" satisfied with a world under judgment; the "new man" finding satisfaction only in the things of the new creation.

Verse 8
dove The raven and the dove have been thought to stand for the believer's two natures: the "old man" satisfied with a world under judgment; the "new man" finding satisfaction only in the things of the new creation.

Verse 13
first month i.e. April.

Verse 14
second month i.e. May.