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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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Jeremiah 36:18 . The ink of the ancients was thick and durable, and resembled our printer's ink. The ordinary materials were powdered charcoal, or ivory black, water, and gum. The black matter of the scuttle-fish was also used. Writers carried their inkhorns within, or suspended from, their girdles, Ezekiel 9:2 . See GIRDLE.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Ink'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/i/ink.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Ink'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/i/ink.html. 1859.
