translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: DEU

label: NET study note

text: The month Abib , later called Nisan ( Neh 2:1 ; Esth 3:7 ), corresponds to March-April in the modern calendar.


text: Sacred pillar . This refers to the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת , matsevot ) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5 .