The Word Lent Not In Bible - CEB Bible *Giveaway*

But the Word “Lent” isn’t in the Bible! The word “Bible” isn't in the Bible, either! So what we're really asking is the origin of the name. Originally, “Lent” was nothing more than the English name of the season between winter and summer, the season when the snow melts and the flowers bloom. German and Dutch have the same word, but with slightly different spelling. In German, “Lenz” means “spring” in poetry. In Dutch, the word “lente” never changed its meaning. It is still the name of the season between winter and summer, and it is still used in everyday life.

The church observance took place during the season of lent. In England, “Lent” came to mean the observance rather than the season, leaving the season without a name. Instead of saying stupid things like “Lent happens during lent,” English-speaking people invented the word “spring.” Today, instead of calling the seasons winter, lent, and summer, we call them winter, spring, and summer. We use “Lent” instead of “spring” when we refer to the church season.

Sirach 24:25

"God supplies Wisdom comparable to the fullness of the Pishon River, even like the Tigris River in the springtime."

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