Potters
And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly
price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty
[pieces] of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house
of the LORD....
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Early known in Egypt. Israel in bondservice there wrought at
it (Psalm 81:6, so the Hebrew in 1 Samuel 2:14); but
translated for "pots" the harden baskets for carrying clay,
bricks, etc., such as are depicted in the sepulchral vaults
at Thebes (Exodus 5:6-12; 2 Chronicles 16:6). The potter
trod the clay into a paste (Isaiah 41:25), then put it...
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I have raised up [one] from the north, and he shall come: from
the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall
come upon princes as [upon] morter, and as the potter treadeth
clay....
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O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith
the LORD. Behold, as the clay [is] in the potter's hand, so
[are] ye in mine hand, O house of Israel....
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the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various
materials seem to have been employed by the potter.
Earthenware
is mentioned in connection with the history of
Melchizedek (Gen.
14:18), of Abraham (18:4-8), of Rebekah (27:14), of
Rachel
(29:2, 3, 8, 10). The potter's wheel is mentioned by
Jeremiah
(18:3). See also 1 Chr. 4:23; Ps...
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The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are
they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of
the potter!...
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The art of pottery is one of the most common and most ancient
of all manufactures. It is abundantly evident, both that the
Hebrews used earthenware vessels in the wilderness and that
the potter's trade was afterward carried on in Israel. They
had themselves been concerned in the potter's trade in Egypt,
Ps 81:6 and the wall-paintings minutely ...
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Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to
make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?...
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And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of
my Father....
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pot'-er, pot'-er-i:
1. Historical Development
2. Forms
3. Methods of Production
4. Uses
5. Biblical Terms
6. Archaeological Significance
LITERATURE
1. Historical Development:
(1) Prehistoric.
The making of pottery ranks among the very oldest of the
crafts. On the rocky plateaus of Upper Egypt, overlooking
the Nile valley, are found the polished ...
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