Chest - Biblical Meaning of chest in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Chest
(Heb. "'aron", generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, "genazim" (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests." Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'chest' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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