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CRYSTAL

A general term for any homogeneous solid with a regularly repeating atomic arrangement. Quartz, or crystalline silica, occurs as a transparent hexagonal crystal, which may be colored by impurities. Glass, first made in ancient times, probably in the Middle East, is also composed of silica and can be formed into crystalline structures. “Crystal” may refer to either natural or manmade forms. Crystal (Heb. gāḇîš) is included in the list of materials that cannot purchase wisdom (Job 28:18). The dome or expanse above the four living creatures shone like qeraḥ (NRSV “crystal”; Ezek. 1:22); the term is more often used for frost or ice, which form crystals. Rev. 4:6 refers to a sea of glass, which was like krýstallos, also related to the word for frost; 22:1 describes the water of life as being clear as crystal.

Martha Jean Mugg Bailey






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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