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Topic:
Ebony
Ebony, eb'-o-ni (hobhnim (pl. only), vocalization is uncertain;
compares Arabic abnus): Mentioned (Ezek 27:15) along with ivory was
merchandise of Tyre brought by the men of Dedan. This is the heavy,
black, heart-wood of various species of Diospyros, natives of Southern
India and Ceylon; the best kind is obtained from D. ebenum. The
sap-wood, being white and valueless, is cut away, but the trunks are
sufficiently large to leave blocks of heart-wood 2 ft. in diameter and
10 or more ft. long. Ebony was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and
Romans, as well as the Phoenicians, for various purposes; it was
frequently inlaid with ivory. In Europe it has been a favorite for
cabinet-making down to recent times.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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