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Tin

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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A metal known and used at an early period, Numbers 31:22 , and brought by the Tyrians from Tarshish, Ezekiel 27:12 . In Isaiah 1:25 it means the alloy of lead, tin, and other base admixtures in silver ore, separated from the pure silver by smelting.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Tin'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​t/tin.html. 1859.
 
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