Bible Dictionaries
Boil
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Rendered "botch" in Deuteronomy 28:27,35 ), an aggravated ulcer, as in the case of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:7; Isaiah 38:21 ) or of the Egyptians (Exodus 9:9,10,11; Deuteronomy 28:27,35 ). It designates the disease of (Job 2:7 ), which was probably the black leprosy. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Boil'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/boil.html. 1897.