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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Heb. demeshek, "damask," silk cloth manufactured at Damascus, Amos 3:12 . A.V., "in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch;" RSV, "in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed" (marg., "in Damascus on a bed").

Heb. meshi, (Ezekiel 16:10,13 , rendered "silk"). In Genesis 41:42 (marg. A.V.), Proverbs 31:22 (RSV, "fine linen"), the word "silk" ought to be "fine linen."

Silk was common in New Testament times ( Revelation 18:12 ).

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