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Thompson Chain Reference
• Sand
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Sand Lizard
• Sand Flies
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King James Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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• James Sands
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
• Sanding
• Sanded
• Sand-Lot
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• George Sand
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Glowing, Sand
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Sand, Christoph von Den (Lat. Sandius)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Goodwin Sands
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"sand" or "sandy ground," describes (a) an insecure foundation, Matthew 7:26; (b) numberlessness, vastness, Romans 9:27; Hebrews 11:12; Revelation 20:8; (c) symbolically in Revelation 13:1 , RV, the position taken up by the Dragon (not, as in the AV, by John), in view of the rising of the Beast out of the sea (emblematic of the restless condition of nations; see SEA).