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ALABASTER

A firm, very fine-grained, variety of gypsum, used for statuary and as an indoor decorative stone, especially for carved ornamental vases and figures. It is translucent, and usually white, but may be shaded or tinted with other light-colored tones. The biblical terms translated alabaster (Heb. šayiš; Gk. alábastron) may also refer to marble, although alabaster probably entered Israel from Egypt much earlier than marble was imported from the Greek world. In 1 Chr. 29:2 David includes alabaster among the building materials he has gathered for the temple. The Song of Solomon uses a related term, šēš, when describing the bridegroom’s legs as alabaster pillars or columns (Cant. 5:15). The Gospels relate the story of a woman who anoints Jesus’ feet with a costly perfume, which is carried in an alabaster box or vial (Matt. 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37).

Martha Jean Mugg Bailey






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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