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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

sun'-riz-ing: A frequent designationin the Old Testament for the East (Nu 21:11; De 4:41,47; Jos 1:15, etc.). In Re 7:2, the Revised Version (British and American) has "sunrising" for the King James Version "east."