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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Zech. vii. 1 The word of the Lord is maad to Zacharie, in the fourthe day of the nynthe monethe, that is Casleu [a1425 L.V. Caslew, 1535 Coverdale Casleu].

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Neh. i. 1 It was doon in the monethe Casleu [1535 Coverdale Chisleu], in the twentithe ȝeer.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Macc. i. 54 The fifteenth day of the moneth Casleu . View more context for this quotation

1838 E. H. Lindo Jewish Cal. 5 The perfect [year] has 355 days, and is when the months of Hesvan and Kislev have each 30 days.

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 678/1 The signs + and − are respectively annexed to Hesvan and Kislev to indicate that the former of these months may sometimes require to have one day more, and the latter sometimes one day less, than the number of days shown in the table.

1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 421/2 Upon the great altar of burnt offering a small altar to Jupiter Capitolinus was erected, on which the first offering was made on 25th Kislev 168.

1904 Jewish Encycl. VII. 515 On the twenty-fifth of Kislew the Hanukkah festival..commences.

1940 Universal Jewish Encycl. II. 632/2 If the day is subtracted, it is taken from the month of Kislev, and the year is termed haserah.

1962 D. Bridger & S. Wolk New Jewish Encycl. 269 Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar, corresponding to November–December, and consisting of 30, and sometimes 29 days.