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Copper
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Tubal-cain was the first artificer in brass and iron (Genesis 4:22 ). Hiram was noted as a worker in brass (1 Kings 7:14 ). Copper abounded in Palestine (Deuteronomy 8:9; Isaiah 60:17; 1 Chronicles 22:3,14 ). All sorts of vessels in the tabernacle and the temple were made of it (Leviticus 6:28; Numbers 16:39; 2 Chronicles 4:16; Ezra 8:27 ); also weapons of war (1 Samuel 17:5,6,38; 2 Samuel 21:16 ). Iron is mentioned only four times (Genesis 4:22; Leviticus 26:19; Numbers 31:22; 35:16 ) in the first four books of Moses, while copper (rendered "brass") is mentioned forty times. (See BRASS .)
We find mention of Alexander (q.v.), a "coppersmith" of Ephesus ( 2 Timothy 4:14 ).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Copper'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/copper.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Copper'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/copper.html. 1897.