Bible Dictionaries
Amber
Holman Bible Dictionary
(am' buhr) A yellowish or brownish translucent resin that takes a good polish. Also translated as gleaming bronze (RSV, but amber in NRSV), glowing metal (NAS, NIV), bronze (TEV, Ezekiel 1:4 ,Ezekiel 1:4,1:27; Ezekiel 8:2 ). Some think that the Greek (Septuagint) and Latin (Vulgate) translations of the Old Testament suggest the substance known as electrum—an amalgam of silver and gold. See Jewelry, Jewels.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Amber'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/amber.html. 1991.