The astronomy of the Bible. An elementary commentary on the astronomical references of Holy Scripture (1909)
Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London, T. S. Clark & Co., Ltd · leaf 388
JOSHUA'S 'LONG DAY' 363 Fund, so that this is the azimuth which the moon had at the given moment. In other words, it was almost exactly midway between the two " points of the compass," W.b.N. and W.N.W. It was also in its "last quarter" or nearly so; that is, it was half-full, and waning. With the… … BEAEINGS OF THE KISING AND SETTING POINTS OP THE SUN FBOM GIBEON. much less than half-full, or it would have been too faint to be seen in full daylight. It was therefore almost exactly half-full, and the day was probably the 21st day of the month in the Jewish reckoning. But the moon cannot be as…
Astronomy in the Bible · Constellations
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