In the third month. — And so at the end of wheat-harvest, the third month (Sivan) answering to our May — June. Pentecost, the Feast of Harvest, or Firstfruits, fell in this month.

To lay the foundation.To found, or lay. Heb., lîsôd, a curious form only met with here. (Comp. lîsôd, Isaiah 51:16.)

In the seventh month. — Tisri (September to October), in which was held the great Feast of Tabernacles, after all the fruits had been gathered in, and the vintage was over.

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