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Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Pit used for water, but sometimes dry and used as a prison. Joseph called his prison a dungeon, though perhaps it was not a pit. Genesis 40:15; Genesis 41:14 . Jeremiah was put into a pit, and he sank in the mire. Jeremiah 38:6-13; Lamentations 3:53,55 .

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Dungeon'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​d/dungeon.html. 1897.
 
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