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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Draught-House
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similarly occurs as a translation of מָחֲרָאָה (macharaah', literally an easing one's self, 2 Kings 10:27 for which in the margin, by euphemism, מוֹצָאָה, motsaah', an outgoing), a privy or sewer. Jehu, in order to show his contempt for the worship of Baal, ordered his temple to be destroyed, and the place converted to a vile use, that of receiving offal or ordure. On this mode of degradation, comp. Ezra 6:11; Daniel 2:5.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Draught-House'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/draught-house.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Draught-House'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/draught-house.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
