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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest's mitre (Exodus 29:6; 39:30 ). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne'zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Samuel 1:10 ), and also that which was used at the coronation of Joash (2 Kings 11:12 ).

  • The more general name in Hebrew for a crown is 'Atarah , Meaning a "circlet." This is used of crowns and head ornaments of divers kinds, including royal crowns. Such was the crown taken from the king of Ammon by David ( 2 Samuel 12:30 ). The crown worn by the Assyrian kings was a high mitre, sometimes adorned with flowers. There are sculptures also representing the crowns worn by the early Egyptian and Persian kings. Sometimes a diadem surrounded the royal head-dress of two or three fillets. This probably signified that the wearer had dominion over two or three countries. In Revelation 12:3; 13:1 , we read of "many crowns," a token of extended dominion.

  • The ancient Persian crown (Esther 1:11; 2:17; 6:8 ) was called Kether; I.e., "a chaplet," a high cap or tiara. Crowns were worn sometimes to represent honour and power ( Ezekiel 23:42 ). They were worn at marriages (Song of Solomon 3:11; Isaiah 61:10 , "ornaments;" RSV, "a garland"), and at feasts and public festivals.

    The crown was among the Romans and Greeks a symbol of victory and reward. The crown or wreath worn by the victors in the Olympic games was made of leaves of the wild olive; in the Pythian games, of laurel; in the Nemean games, of parsley; and in the Isthmian games, of the pine. The Romans bestowed the "civic crown" on him who saved the life of a citizen. It was made of the leaves of the oak. In opposition to all these fading crowns the apostles speak of the incorruptible crown, the crown of life (James 1:12; Revelation 2:10 ) "that fadeth not away" (1 Peter 5:4 , Gr. amarantinos; comp 1:4). Probably the word "amaranth" was applied to flowers we call "everlasting," the "immortal amaranth."

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Crown'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/crown.html. 1897.
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