Lectionary Calendar
Friday, March 29th, 2024
Good Friday
There are 2 days til Easter!
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Knife

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Kitron
Next Entry
Knop
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Originally of flakes of stone or flint, which was retained for sacred purposes as circumcision, even after the introduction of bronze, iron, and steel (Exodus 4:25; Joshua 5:2, margin). The Egyptians never used bronze or steel in preparing the mummies, stone being regarded as purer and more sacred. Used little at meals, but for slaughtering animals and cutting up carcass (Genesis 22:6; Leviticus 7:33-34). Also by scribes for making and mending the reed pen (Jeremiah 36:23, "penknife"; see also 1 Kings 18:28). (See CIVILIZATION; JOSHUA.)

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Knife'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​k/knife.html. 1949.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile