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For holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3 ). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Samuel 10:1 , and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1 , where alone else it occurs.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Box'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/box.html. 1897.
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