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FLINT

A variety of chert; a cryptocrystalline substance consisting of chalcedony, opaline silica, or quartz. It is microscopically fine grained, very hard, and found in a variety of colors such as white, yellow, gray, and black. The mineral breaks with conchoidal fractures and can be formed into sharp cutting edges. It is usually found in association with limestone with an organic origin or as a precipitate. Flint is used for making implements of work and war (Exod. 4:25; Josh. 5:23). Domestically, it is calcined and ground down to make earthenware and porcelain in pottery as well as clay for the refractory industries. The term is used many times in a social sense in the OT. The knowledge that flint was hard gave rise to several comparisons: the impossible task of getting water or oil out of flint (Deut. 8:15; Ps. 114:8), or a facial expression like flint (Isa. 50:7), or an impenetrable obstacle.

Richard A. Stephenson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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