Difference between revisions of "Crystal"

<p> '''Crystal.''' This word occurs in the Common English Version of &nbsp;Job 28:17. The [[R. V]]  reads "glass." The original term signifies something of exceeding purity. The [[Egyptians]] had the secret of introducing gold between two surfaces of glass, together with various colors. They could also enamel upon gold. It is very likely that a reference to some such work of art is intended. The word rendered "crystal" in &nbsp;Ezekiel 1:22, is elsewhere "ice" or "frost." The margin of the [[B. V]]  reads "ice" here also. It is probably called "terrible" because of the bright shining of such a substance in the rays of the sun, dazzling and blinding the eye that looks on it. We further find "crystal," the rock crystal, in &nbsp;Revelation 4:6; &nbsp;Revelation 22:1; also the epithet crystal-clear is given to jasper. &nbsp;Revelation 21:11. </p>