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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49314" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49314" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> AMBER </strong> ( <em> chashmal </em> , Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 1:27; Ezekiel 8:2 ). The translation ‘amber’ is much questioned, a metallic substance being generally considered more probable. Prof. Ridgeway ( <em> Encyc. Bibl., s.v </em> .) has, however, shown that amber may well have been known to Ezekiel. The amber commonly seen is the opaque yellow variety from the Baltic, a resinous substance changed by long submersion in the sea. It is a favourite ornament, in necklaces and bracelets, in the Orient, especially among Jewesses, and is credited with medicinal virtues. </p> <p> | <p> <strong> AMBER </strong> ( <em> chashmal </em> , Ezekiel 1:4; Ezekiel 1:27; Ezekiel 8:2 ). The translation ‘amber’ is much questioned, a metallic substance being generally considered more probable. Prof. Ridgeway ( <em> Encyc. Bibl., s.v </em> .) has, however, shown that amber may well have been known to Ezekiel. The amber commonly seen is the opaque yellow variety from the Baltic, a resinous substance changed by long submersion in the sea. It is a favourite ornament, in necklaces and bracelets, in the Orient, especially among Jewesses, and is credited with medicinal virtues. </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64653" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64653" /> == | ||
