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Engraver
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
or In Exodus 35:35 rather "artificer" in wood, stone, or metal; so Exodus 10:28;Exodus 10:23," artificer" in weaving, etc. Bezaleel's workmanship was in gold, silver, brass, stone, wood (Exodus 31:4-5), Aboliab's in embroidery and weaving. Strict engraving of stones is mentioned in Exodus 28:9-21 in the case of the two onyx stones having six each of the 12 tribes' names, on the high priest's shoulders, and the 12 breast-plate stones with the 12 tribes' names engraven. Seal engraving the Israelites learned in Egypt; it existed in Mesopotamia from about 2000 B.C.
The "ouches" of gold are the setting wreathed-like filagree round the stones, which were oval like the Egyptian kartouches containing hieroglyphic names. In Zechariah 3:9 "one stone ... I will engrave the graying (literally open the opening) thereof," i.e. I (God) will prepare for Him (Messiah) an exquisitely wrought body, a suitable temple for the Godhead (John 2:21). lie is the "stone cut out of the mountain without hands" (Daniel 2:45). Paul (Hebrews 10:5) explains Psalms 40:6," Mine ears hast Thou opened" (graven) by "a body hast Thou prepared Me."
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Engraver'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/e/engraver.html. 1949.
