KNIFE

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An edged tool used by Abraham in offering Isaac
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:66And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. (Genesis 22:6))
Of the temple, returned from Babylon
And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, (Ezra 1:99And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, (Ezra 1:9))
Used for sharpening pens
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. (Jeremiah 36:2323And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. (Jeremiah 36:23))
Self-flagellation with, in idolatrous worship
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. (1 Kings 18:2828And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. (1 Kings 18:28))