Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
the First Week of Advent
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Amber

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y
Prev Entry
Altar of Burnt Offering
Next Entry
Amethyst
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Credit: James St. John

License: CC BY 2.0

Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Comments: Amber (resinite) - raw amber from the Baltics. (left: 2.7 centimeters across; right: 3.1 centimeters across).

 

Credit: G.dallorto

License: The copyright holder of this file allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted.

Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Comments: Archaeological Museum in Udine (Italy). Ancient Roman rings. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, May 29 2015.

 

From Easton: Amber, (Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 1:27; Ezekiel 8:2. Heb., hashmal, rendered by the LXX. elektron, and by the Vulgate electrum), a metal compounded of silver and gold. Some translate the word by "polished brass," others "fine brass," as in Revelation 1:15; Revelation 2:18. It was probably the mixture now called electrum. The word has no connection, however, with what is now called amber, which is a gummy substance, reckoned as belonging to the mineral kingdom though of vegetable origin, a fossil resin.

Verses:

  • Ezekiel 1:4
  • Ezekiel 1:27
  • Ezekiel 8:2
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​a/amber.html. 2024.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile