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Ebony

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

EBONY ( hobnîm , Ezekiel 27:15 ) is the black heart-wood of the date-plum, Diospyros ebenum , imported from S. India and Ceylon. It was extensively imported by Phœnicians, Babylonians, and Egyptians for the manufacture of valuable vessels and of idols.

E. W. G. Masterman.

Bibliography Information
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ebony'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​e/ebony.html. 1909.