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Firepan
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
or The same word is translated "snuffdishes" in Exodus 25:38; Exodus 37:23; Numbers 4:9 , where it refers to golden firepans which belonged to the golden candlestick or lamp stand, and were used to receive the burnt ends of the wicks. In 1 Kings 7:50 and 2 Chronicles 4:22 , although the King James Version reads "censers," the context points to the firepans belonging to the candlestick; as also in 2 Kings 25:15 and Jeremiah 52:19 , translated "firepans" in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American). A similar firepan designated by the same Hebrew word but translated "censer" was used to carry the burning coals upon which the incense was thrown and burned (Leviticus 10:1; Leviticus 16:12; Numbers 16:6 , Numbers 16:17 ). See CENSER .
The firepan or censer of the Hebrews was doubtless similar to the censer of the Egyptians, pictures of which have been found. It consisted of a pan or pot for the coals, which was held by a straight or slightly curved long handle. The style of censer used in recent centuries, swung by three chains, came into use about the 12th century ad.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Firepan'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/f/firepan.html. 1915.
