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BOX . 1 . The nature of the prophet’s ‘box of oil’ ( 2 Kings 9:1; 2 Kings 9:3 RV [Note: Revised Version.] vial , as 1 Samuel 10:1 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ) is unknown. Was it another name for ‘the born of oil’ of 1 Kings 1:39 ? 2 . For the ‘alabaster box’ ( Matthew 26:7 ||, RV [Note: Revised Version.] cruse ) see Jewels and Precious Stones, ad fin . 3 . For Judas’ money-box ( John 12:6; John 13:29 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘bag,’ RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘box’) see Bag. 4 . Nothing is known of the perfume boxes (lit. ‘houses, i.e. receptacles of perfume [or perhaps ointment]’) of the Jerusalem ladies ( Isaiah 3:20 RV [Note: Revised Version.] and AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘tablets’).

A. R. S. Kennedy.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Box'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/box.html. 1909.
 
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