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Lintel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(prop. מִשְׁקוֹ Š, mashkoph', lit. a projecting cover; Exodus 12:22; Exodus 12:33; "upper door-post," Exodus 12:7; also כִּפְתֹּר, kaphtor', a chaplet, i.e., capital of a column, Amos 9:1; Zephaniah 2:14; elsewhere a "knop" of the candelabrum; and אִיַל, a'yil, a "ram," as often; hence a pilaster or pillar in a wall, 1 Kings 6:31, elsewhere "post"), the head-piece of a door, or the horizontal beam covering the side-posts or jambs. (See POST). This the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of the paschal lamb on the memorable occasion when the Passover was instituted. (See PASSOVER).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lintel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lintel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lintel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lintel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
