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The passages in which this word occurs are 2 Kings 9:1 , 2 Kings 9:3 (Hebrew pakh , "cruet," "flask," the Revised Version (British and American) vial) and the synoptic passages Matthew 26:7 the King James Version; Mark 14:3 the King James Version; Luke 7:37 the King James Version (Greek alábastron ). "Perfume-boxes" are mentioned in Isaiah 3:20; in the New Testament passages the Revised Version (British and American) renders "alabaster cruse." "Alabaster" was a white stone much used in ornamentation; and out of it small vessels we re made for holding precious ointment. "She brake the cruse" (Mark 14:3 ), i.e. the seal, not the vessel.

In Isaiah 41:19 and Isaiah 60:13 , "box" is found in connection with "tree," as "box-tree" (which see).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Box'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/box.html. 1915.
 
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