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From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B By: James P. Boyd

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(beech). Letters were at first engraved on stone, brick, or metal (Deut. 27:2-3²And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster: ³And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee. (Deuteronomy 27:2‑3); Job 19:24²⁴That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! (Job 19:24)); later, on papyrus, bark of trees, tablets of wax, cloth of linen or cotton, the latter in long rolls, or “scrolls,” which were the books of the Hebrews.

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