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- Most of the European nations divide the year into four distinct parts, called quarters or seasons; but there are six divisions in the text, which obtained in Palestine among the Hebrews, and exist among the Arabs to the present day. According to this gracious promise, the heavenly bodies have preserved their courses, the seasons their successions, and the earth its increase for the use of man. "For¹ these¹ two yearsª [hath] the famineª [been] inª the land:ª and yet¹ [there are] fiveª years,ª in the which¹ [there shall] neitherª [be] earingª nor harvest.ª" {Gen 45:6} + "Sixª daysª thou shalt work,ª° but on the seventhª dayª thou shalt rest:ª° in earing timeª and in harvestª thou shalt rest.ª°" {Exd 34:21} + "The dayª [is] thine, the nightª also¹ [is] thine: thou¹ hast preparedª° the lightª and the sun.ª ... Thou¹ hast setª° all¹ the bordersª of the earth:ª thou¹ hast madeª° summerª and winter.ª" {Psa 74:16-17} + "For,¹ lo,¹ the winterª is past,ª° the rainª is overª° [and] gone;ª° ... The flowersª appearª° on the earth;ª the timeª of the singingª [of birds] is come,ª° and the voiceª of the turtleª is heardª° in our land;ª" {Sgs 2:11-12} + "For¹ this¹ [is as] the watersª of Noahª unto me: for¹ [as] I have swornª° that the watersª of Noahª should no more¹ go¹¹ over²°¹ the earth;ª so¹ have I swornª° that I would not be wrothª°¹ with¹ thee, nor rebukeª°¹ thee." {Isa 54:9} + "Neither¹ sayª° they in their heart,ª Let us now¹ fearª°¹ the LORDª our God,ª that givethª° rain,ª both the formerª and the latter,ª in his season:ª he reservethª° unto us the appointedª weeksª of the harvest.ª" {Jer 5:24} + "Be patientª° therefore,ª brethren,ª untoª the¹ comingª of the¹ Lord.ª Behold,ª° the¹ husbandmanª waiteth²° for¹ the¹ preciousª fruitª of the¹ earth,ª and¹ hath long patienceª° forª it,ª untilªª he receiveª° the earlyª andª latterª rain.ª" {Jms 5:7}
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