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Millstone

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(רֶכֶב, re'keb, usually a chariot, hence the "upper millstone" or rider, Deuteronomy 24:6; more fully. כֶּלִח רֶכֶב, Judges 9:53; 2 Samuel 11:21; in Job 41:24 there is no Hebrew word corresponding; in Isaiah 47:2; Jeremiah 25:10, רֵחִיַם; elsewhere rendered " mill;" Gr. μύλος ). (See MILL).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Millstone'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/millstone.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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