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it down. It means resurrection. It is of Anglo-

Saxon origin, and it means resurrection. And

even the German word that's used in

Luther's translation, oster, means resurrection.

I'm going to give you a quote or two

here. Those who study origins of words,

etymologists, say that the English word

Easter is derived from the German word for

dawn, which sounds very similar to Easter,

and it has its origin in the word East. The

word East is in Easter, and the sun rises in

the East. Malachi 4 says that Jesus Christ is

the Sun of righteousness who arises with

healing in His wings. So East is the direction

of the sun. The word East is in the word

Easter, and those who study origins of

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