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What is a Furnace?
        FUR'NACE
     Furnaces were used for melting the precious metals. Prov 17:3. They were also used to punish criminals. The furnace into which Nebuchadnezzar cast the young Hebrews who refused to worship his image, Dan 3:22-23; cf. Jer 29:22, was probably a large furnace, like a brick kiln, with an opening at the top to cast in the materials; a second, for the removal of slag, cinders, etc., or molten Egyptian Furnace. (Ayre.) metal, was arranged below, in one of the sides, so that the material in the interior could be observed.


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'furnace' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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