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Tooth

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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One of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21 ). "Gnashing of teeth" =rage, despair (Matthew 8:12; Acts 7:54 ); "cleanness of teeth" =famine (Amos 4:6 ); "children's teeth set on edge" =children suffering for the sins of their fathers (Ezekiel 18:2 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Tooth'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​t/tooth.html. 1897.
 
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