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It holds significant importance in the Jewish tradition and biblical history, particularly in the context of the events recorded in the Book of Esther.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Esther and the Feast of Purim:</b> The most notable biblical event associated with the month of Adar is the account of Esther, which culminates in the celebration of Purim. In the Book of Esther, Haman, an official in the Persian Empire, plots to annihilate the Jewish people. Through the courage and intervention of Queen Esther, the Jews are saved, and the day intended for their destruction becomes a day of victory and celebration. <a href="/esther/9.htm">Esther 9:1</a> states, "On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but the opposite occurred, and the Jews overpowered those who hated them."<br><br>2. <b>The Institution of Purim:</b> Following their deliverance, the Jews established the Feast of Purim to commemorate their salvation. <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21-22</a> records, "to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as the days on which the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. They were to observe them as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor."<br><br>3. <b>Ezra and the Temple:</b> Another significant event associated with Adar is the completion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. According to <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15</a> , "And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius." This event marked a pivotal moment in Jewish history, symbolizing the restoration of worship and religious life after the Babylonian exile.<br><br><b>Cultural and Religious Significance:</b><br><br>Adar is traditionally considered a month of joy and celebration in Jewish culture, largely due to the events of Purim. The Talmud states, "When Adar enters, joy increases," reflecting the festive spirit associated with this time. The themes of divine providence, deliverance, and the reversal of fortunes are central to the observances during Adar.<br><br><b>Leap Year and Adar II:</b><br><br>In the Hebrew calendar, which is lunisolar, a leap year occurs approximately every three years to align the lunar months with the solar year. During a leap year, an additional month, Adar II, is added after Adar. Purim is celebrated in Adar II during leap years to maintain its proximity to Passover, ensuring the continuity of the festival cycle.<br><br><b>Theological Reflections:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the events of Adar, particularly those surrounding Purim, highlight themes of God's sovereignty and faithfulness. The deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot is seen as a testament to God's protective hand over His chosen people, even when His presence is not overtly mentioned, as is the case in the Book of Esther. This underscores the belief in God's providential care and the assurance that He works through history to fulfill His purposes.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Adar</span><p>high; eminent<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Adar</span><p>(<i>high</i>), a place on the south boundary of Judah. (<a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>)<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Adar</span><p>The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil year. In this month occurred the celebrated feast of Purim. It nearly answers to our March. As the lunar year, which the Jews follow, is shorter than the solar year by eleven days, which after three years by eleven days, which, after three years, make about a month, they then insert a thirteenth month, which they call Ve- Adar, or a second Adar. See <a href="../m/month.htm">MONTH</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Large, the sixth month of the civil and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year of the Jews (<a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a>, 13; <a href="/esther/8-12.htm">8:12</a>; <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">9:1</a>, 15, 17, 19, 21). It included the days extending from the new moon of our March to the new moon of April. The name was first used after the Captivity. When the season was backward, and the lambs not yet of a paschal size, or the barley not forward enough for abib, then a month called Veadar, i.e., a second Adar, was intercalated. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ADAR (1)</span><p>a-'dar ('adhar, meaning uncertain): The Babylonian name of the twelfth month of the year. Used in the Bible only in <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15</a> and eight times in Esther. At first the author in Esther defines Adar as the twelfth month, but afterward omits the numeral. In order to maintain the relation of the year to the seasons it was customary to add a second Adar, as often as was needed, as an intercalary month.<p><span class="encheading">ADAR (2)</span><p>a'-dar: In the King James Version (<a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>) for ADDAR, which see.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/143.htm"><span class="l">143. <b>Adar</b> -- the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar</span></a><br><b>...</b> 142, 143. <b>Adar</b>. 144 . the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar. Transliteration:<br> <b>Adar</b> Phonetic Spelling: (ad-awr') Short Definition: <b>Adar</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/143.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/144.htm"><span class="l">144. <b>Adar</b> -- the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar</span></a><br><b>...</b> 143, 144. <b>Adar</b>. 145 . the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar. Transliteration:<br> <b>Adar</b> Phonetic Spelling: (ad-awr') Short Definition: <b>Adar</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/144.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5737c.htm"><span class="l">5737c. <b>adar</b> -- to be lacking, fail</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5737b, 5737c. <b>adar</b>. 5738 . to be lacking, fail. Transliteration: <b>adar</b> Short<br> Definition: missing. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> 5737b, 5737c. <b>adar</b>. 5738 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5737c.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5737.htm"><span class="l">5737. <b>adar</b> -- to help</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5736, 5737. <b>adar</b>. 5737a . to help. Transliteration: <b>adar</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (aw-dar') Short Definition: dig. <b>...</b> 5736, 5737. <b>adar</b>. 5737a . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5737.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5737a.htm"><span class="l">5737a. <b>adar</b> -- to help</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5737, 5737a. <b>adar</b>. 5737b . to help. Transliteration: <b>adar</b> Short Definition:<br> helped. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> 5737, 5737a. <b>adar</b>. 5737b . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5737a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5737b.htm"><span class="l">5737b. <b>adar</b> -- to hoe</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5737a, 5737b. <b>adar</b>. 5737c . to hoe. Transliteration: <b>adar</b> Short Definition:<br> cultivated. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> 5737a, 5737b. <b>adar</b>. 5737c . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5737b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/142.htm"><span class="l">142. <b>adar</b> -- wide, great</span></a><br><b>...</b> 141, 142. <b>adar</b>. 143 . wide, great. Transliteration: <b>adar</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (aw-dar') Short Definition: majestic. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> 141, 142. <b>adar</b>. 143 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/142.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/152.htm"><span class="l">152. Adrammelek -- "<b>Adar</b> is prince," an Assyr. idol, also a son of <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 151, 152. Adrammelek. 153 . "<b>Adar</b> is prince," an Assyr. <b>...</b> Word Origin<br> from <b>adar</b> and melek Definition "<b>Adar</b> is prince," an Assyr. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/152.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5853.htm"><span class="l">5853. Atroth Addar -- a place on the border between Ephraim and <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Ataroth-adaraddar. From the same as Atarowth and 'Addar; crowns of Addar;<br> Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine -- Ataroth-<b>adar</b>(-addar). see HEBREW Atarowth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5853.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/115.htm"><span class="l">115. Adorayim -- perhaps "two hills," a city in Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from <b>adar</b> Definition perhaps "two hills," a city in Judah NASB Word<br> Usage Adoraim (1). Adoraim. <b>...</b> see HEBREW '<b>adar</b>. 114, 115. Adorayim. 116 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/115.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_decretals/syriac_calendar.htm"><span class="l">Syriac Calendar.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> so close as the names would indicate, since these commenced with the new moons,<br> and an intercalary month, Veadar, following their twelfth month <b>Adar</b>, was added <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/syriac calendar.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_v_the_cleansing_of.htm"><span class="l">The Cleansing of the Temple - the Sign,' which is not a Sign.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A month before the feast (on the 15th <b>Adar</b>) bridges and roads were put in repair,<br> and sepulchres whitened, to prevent accidental pollution to the pilgrims. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter v the cleansing of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_191_the_stater_in.htm"><span class="l">The Stater in the Fish. (Matt. , xvii. , 27. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to Capernaum probably took place at the time set apart for collecting the Temple<br> tribute of half an ounce of silver, ie, the month <b>Adar</b>, corresponding nearly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 191 the stater in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_iii_the_last_events.htm"><span class="l">The Last Events in Galilee - the Tribute-Money, the Dispute by the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> [3752] Lastly, although the Mishnah lays it down, that the goods of those might<br> be distrained, who had not paid the Temple-tribute by the 25th <b>Adar</b>, it is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iii the last events.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_new_temple_and_its.htm"><span class="l">The New Temple and Its Worship</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And this house was finished on the third day of the month <b>Adar</b>, which<br> was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.16. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the new temple and its.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/queen_esthers_love_for_her.htm"><span class="l">Queen Esther's Love for Her People</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On the fourteenth day of the month <b>Adar</b>, the Jews rested and made it a<br> day of feasting and rejoicing. Therefore the Jews who live <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/queen esthers love for her.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/esther.htm"><span class="l">Esther</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of Haman. In memory of the deliverance, the Purim festival is celebrated<br> on the 14th and 15th of the month <b>Adar</b>. The popularity <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/esther.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_72_tiberias.htm"><span class="l">Tiberias.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hence is that, in the place but now cited; "Rabh Hezekiah read the Book of Esther<br> in Tiberias, on the fourteenth day (of the month <b>Adar</b>), and also on the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 72 tiberias.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_98_some_miscellaneous_matters.htm"><span class="l">Some Miscellaneous Matters Respecting the Face of the Land.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Towns that were begirt with walls from the days of Joshua read it on the fifteenth<br> day" of the month <b>Adar</b>: "Villages and great cities read it the fourteenth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 98 some miscellaneous matters.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_net_spread.htm"><span class="l">The Net Spread</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day,<br> and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month <b>Adar</b>.8. And <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the net spread.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/adar.htm"><span class="l"><b>Adar</b> (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> backward, and the lambs not yet of a paschal size, or the barley not forward enough<br> for abib, then a month called Veadar, ie, a second <b>Adar</b>, was intercalated. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/adar.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ataroth-adar.htm"><span class="l">Ataroth-<b>adar</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ataroth-<b>adar</b>. Atarothadar, Ataroth-<b>adar</b>. Atarothaddar . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Ataroth-<b>adar</b> (2 Occurrences). Joshua <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ataroth-adar.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thirteenth.htm"><span class="l">Thirteenth (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till<br> the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month <b>Adar</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thirteenth.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm"><span class="l">Purim (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It became a national institution by the common consent of the Jews, and is observed<br> by them to the present day, on the 14th and 15th of the month <b>Adar</b>, a month <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/purim.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/twelfth.htm"><span class="l">Twelfth (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day,<br> and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month <b>Adar</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/twelfth.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fourteenth.htm"><span class="l">Fourteenth (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Esther 9:15 The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth<br> day also of the month <b>Adar</b>, and killed three hundred men in Shushan <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fourteenth.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pur.htm"><span class="l">Pur (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It became a national institution by the common consent of the Jews, and is observed<br> by them to the present day, on the 14th and 15th of the month <b>Adar</b>, a month <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pur.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nicanor.htm"><span class="l">Nicanor (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Here on the 13th of the 12th month <b>Adar</b> (March), 161 BC, the Syrians sustained<br> a crushing defeat, Nicanor himself being the first to fall. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nicanor.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/adra.htm"><span class="l">Adra</span></a><br><b>...</b> ADRAMMELECH and ANAMMELECH a-dram'-el-ek and a-nam'-el-ek ('adhrammelekh and<br> `anammelekh, apparently, according to Assyrian usage, "<b>Adar</b> is prince," "Anu is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/adra.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/karkaa.htm"><span class="l">Karkaa (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary A floor; bottom, a place between <b>Adar</b> and Azmon, about<br> midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea (Joshua 15:3). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/karkaa.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jewish-calendar.html">What is the structure of the Jewish calendar? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Haman-the-Agagite.html">Who was Haman the Agagite? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/adar.htm">Adar: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Adar (10 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a></span><br />And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Ezra 6:15</a></span><br />This house was finished on the third day of the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a></span><br />In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/3-13.htm">Esther 3:13</a></span><br />Letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>, and to plunder their possessions.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/8-12.htm">Esther 8:12</a></span><br />on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/9-1.htm">Esther 9:1</a></span><br />Now in the twelfth month, which is the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/9-15.htm">Esther 9:15</a></span><br />The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/9-17.htm">Esther 9:17</a></span><br />This was done on the thirteenth day of the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span>; and on the fourteenth day of that month they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Esther 9:19</a></span><br />Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span> a day of gladness and feasting, a good day, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21</a></span><br />to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month <span class="boldtext">Adar</span> yearly,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/adar.htm">Adar</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/adar--son_of_bela.htm">Adar: Son of Bela</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/adar--twelfth_month_in_jewish_calendar.htm">Adar: Twelfth Month in Jewish Calendar</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ataroth-adar.htm">Ataroth-adar (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/thirteenth.htm">Thirteenth (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a 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