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327. The Cruse

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible

By: James M. Freeman

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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2 Kings 2:20²⁰And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. (2 Kings 2:20). He said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

Tselochith, here translated “cruse,” is rendered “dish” in 2 Kings 21:13¹³And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. (2 Kings 21:13), “pan,” in 2 Chronicles 35:13¹³And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people. (2 Chronicles 35:13), and “bosom” in Proverbs 19:24; 26:15²⁴A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. (Proverbs 19:24)
¹⁵The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. (Proverbs 26:15). It is supposed to have been a flat metal dish.

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• 306. A Monstrous Idol

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• 320. Gods for Hills and Valleys

• 321. Token of Abasement

• 322. Sale of Patrimony

• 324. The Fly God

• 325. The Divan

• 326. Schools of the Prophets

• 327. The Cruse

• 328. Baldness

• 329. Washing Hands