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MANGER

An animal-feeding trough (Heb. ʾēḇûs, Job 39:9; Isa. 1:3; cf. Prov. 14:4) or stall (LXX Gk. phátnē; cf. 2 Chr. 32:28; Hab. 3:17; 2 Chr. 9:25) in a stable. Stables were situated on the ground level 46 cm. (18 in.) below a family’s living quarters or in caves under a house or near it. Troughs were free-standing stone boxes placed against stable walls or boxes made by hollowing out rocks protruding into the stable area. At Megiddo archaeologists found limestone troughs, measuring 91 cm. (3 ft.) long, 46 cm. (1.5 ft.) wide, and 61 cm. (2 ft.) deep, quite ample for an infant. Tradition locates Jesus’ birth in a cave stable (Justin Martyr Dial. 78.5; Prot. Jas. 17-18). Jesus’ placement in a manger after his birth foreshadows his role as a humble Messiah for all people (Luke 2:7, 12, 16; Isa. 1:3).

Emily Cheney






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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