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Fat
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It is used figuratively for a dull, stupid state of mind (Psalm 17:10 ).
In Joel 2:24 the word is equivalent to "vat," a vessel. The hebrew word here thus rendered is elsewhere rendered "wine-fat" and "press-fat" ( Haggai 2:16; Isaiah 63:2 ).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Fat'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/f/fat.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Fat'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/f/fat.html. 1897.
