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pı̄l ( מדוּרה , medhūrāh , from dūr , "heap up"): Isaiah 30:33 , "The pile thereof is fire and much wood"; Ezekiel 24:9 , Ezekiel 24:10 , "I also will make the pile great. Heap on the wood, make the fire hot." Isaiah 30:33 may be paraphrased, 'the pyre thereof is of much wood, burning fiercely.' See TOPHETH .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Pile'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/pile.html. 1915.
 
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