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A melting pot or “fining pot” (KJV), probably made of pottery, used in the refining of silver. The crucible is used in the Bible as a figure for testing of people (Proverbs 17:3; Proverbs 27:21 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Crucible'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/crucible.html. 1991.

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