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“Carpenter” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
cart
-wright). Carpentry an early art (
Gen. 6:14-16
14
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16
A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. (Genesis 6:14‑16)
;
Ex. 25:23; 27:1-15
23
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. (Exodus 25:23)
1
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
2
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
3
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
4
And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof.
5
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
6
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
7
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
8
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was showed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
9
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
10
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
11
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
12
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
13
And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
14
The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
15
And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. (Exodus 27:1‑15)
.
David
and
Solomon
employed foreign woodworkers (
2 Sam. 5:11
11
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. (2 Samuel 5:11)
;
1 Kings 5:6
6
Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. (1 Kings 5:6)
).
Joseph
a
carpenter
(
Matt. 13:55
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55)
); and Christ (
Mark 6:3
3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)
).
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“Smith” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(smiter). An
artificer
in
iron
,
brass
, or other metals (
Gen. 4:22
22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (Genesis 4:22)
;
1 Sam. 13:19-22
19
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
20
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
22
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. (1 Samuel 13:19‑22)
).
“Carpenter” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Of interest to
the
Christian
in that the
Lord
was not
only
called “the carpenter’s
son
,” but
also
“the carpenter” (
Matt. 13:55
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55)
;
Mark 6:3
3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)
), which implies that He actually worked as an artizan before He began His heavenly
Father
’s “business,”
for
which He specially came into
the
world
. It demonstrates the real manhood He had taken in
grace
.
“Engraving” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The cutting of words or designs on precious
stones
, as the
names
of the tribes on the
breastplate
and the
shoulder
-pieces of the
high
priest
; and the words “
Holiness
to the
Lord
” on the plate of the miter. There was also the devising of “cunning work” for
the tabernacle
. For this service
God
endowed certain men with special skill, wisdom, and understanding. Devices were also engraved on seals (
Ex. 28:11,21,36
11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. (Exodus 28:11)
21
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. (Exodus 28:21)
36
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. (Exodus 28:36)
;
Ex. 35:35
35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. (Exodus 35:35)
;
Ex. 38:23
23
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. (Exodus 38:23)
;
Ex. 39:14,30
14
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. (Exodus 39:14)
30
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. (Exodus 39:30)
;
Zech. 3:9
9
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. (Zechariah 3:9)
;
2 Cor. 3:7
7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: (2 Corinthians 3:7)
). Engraving is used metaphorically when God says He had graven
Israel
upon the palms of His hands, and thus had them constantly before Him (
Isa. 49:16
16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. (Isaiah 49:16)
).
“Smith” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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The well-known worker in metal. When the
Philistines
were oppressing
Israel
we read “there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or
spears
.” Thus the people of
God
were unarmed before their enemies. They had to resort to the Philistines even to sharpen their agricultural tools (
1 Sam. 13:19-20
19
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
20
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. (1 Samuel 13:19‑20)
). This was different afterward, for when the people were carried into
captivity
, smiths are named among the captives (
2 Kings 24:14, 16
14
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. (2 Kings 24:14)
16
And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. (2 Kings 24:16)
).
“Artificer” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A general
name
for
skilled artizans, whether in metal,
stone
, or
wood
.
Tubal
-
cain
was
the
first
named
as an
artificer
in
brass
and
iron
.
Jubal
was the
father
of
all
such as handled, or invented and made, the
harp
and the
organ
. Cain
also
built a
city
(
Gen. 4:17, 21-22
17
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. (Genesis 4:17)
21
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (Genesis 4:21‑22)
). In the above we see the application of the arts by
man
at a distance from
God
to promote their own
welfare
in independence of God. In after
times
the
spirit
of wisdom was
given to
Bezaleel
for the
work
of
the
tabernacle
in “all
manner
of workmanship” (Ex. 35:31: Compare also
1 Chron. 29:5
5
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord? (1 Chronicles 29:5)
;
2 Chron. 34:11
11
Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. (2 Chronicles 34:11)
). It would seem that the Jews never afterward lost
this
skill, as the remains of the walls of
Jerusalem
indicate.
Nebuchadnezzar
carried off all the craftsmen (same word as artificers) and smiths from Jerusalem (
2 Kings 24:14
14
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. (2 Kings 24:14)
), and he may
have
made
use
of their skill to adorn
Babylon
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
2796
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
charash
Phonic:
khaw-rawsh’
Meaning:
from
2790
; a fabricator or any material
KJV Usage:
artificer, (+) carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, + mason, skilful, (+) smith, worker, workman, such as wrought
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