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Rosin
        Properly "naphtha," as it is both in the LXX. and the Vulgate, as well as in the Peshito-Syriac. Pliny mentions naphtha as a product of Babylonia, similar in appearance to liquid bitumen, and having a remarkable affinity to fire.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'rosin' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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