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Brimstone

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B

By: James P. Boyd

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(burn-stone). Sulfur (Gen. 19:24²⁴Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; (Genesis 19:24)), of frequent figurative use (Job 18:15¹⁵It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. (Job 18:15); Psa. 11:6⁶Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. (Psalm 11:6); Isa. 34:9⁹And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. (Isaiah 34:9); Rev. 21:8⁸But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)).

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