the Fourth Week of Advent
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Dust
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or Small particles of matter found on the ground, out of which man was formed, to whom it was said, "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19 . "The first man is of the earth, earthy." 1 Corinthians 15:47 . It is used as a symbol of weakness: "he remembereth that we are dust." Psalm 103:14 . To 'lick the dust' is figurative of defeat. Psalm 72:9 . To 'cast dust upon the head' was a sign of grief. Ezekiel 27:30; Revelation 18:19 . To 'shake the dust off the feet' on leaving a city where the servants of Christ had been rejected, was leaving them to judgement: not even the dust of their city should be presented before the messengers' Master. Matthew 10:14; Acts 13:51 . Similarly dust was cast or shaken into the air by men in great indignation. Acts 22:23 .
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Dust'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/d/dust.html. 1897.
