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Sand

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

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(whirling). Abundant in the wastes of Palestine, Arabia, and Egypt. Used much figuratively. Innumerable multitudes (Gen. 32:12¹²And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. (Genesis 32:12)); abundance (Gen. 41:49⁴⁹And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. (Genesis 41:49)); weight (Job 6:3³For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. (Job 6:3); Prov. 27:3³A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. (Proverbs 27:3)); sea boundary (Jer. 5:22²²Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (Jeremiah 5:22)); hiding place (Ex. 2:12¹²And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. (Exodus 2:12); Deut. 33:19¹⁹They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. (Deuteronomy 33:19)).

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