4318 coal
Dictionary of Bible Themes

Carbonised vegetable material of wood, woody matter or charcoal, used for burning.

Leviticus 16:12-13

Coal used to burn incense

See also

Numbers 16:16-18,35-38
Isaiah 6:4-7

Coal burned in the Most Holy Place

1 Kings 19:6

Coal used for baking and cooking

See also

Isaiah 44:19
Ezekiel 24:9-11
John 21:9
Isaiah 47:14

Coal used for domestic fires

See also

Isaiah 30:12-14
Isaiah 44:12

Coal used by blacksmiths

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Isaiah 54:16
Psalms 11:6

Burning coal associated with divine punishment

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Psalms 120:3-4; 140:9-10
2 Samuel 22:8-9

Burning coal in descriptions of God

In poetic passages

Ezekiel 1:4-14

pp Ps 18:7-8

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In visions

Ezekiel 10:1-2
2 Samuel 14:7

Metaphorical use of coal

See also

Proverbs 6:27-29; 25:21-22
Romans 12:17-21

See also

4306 minerals
4345 metalworkers
4826 fire
4829 heat
4833 light
5222 baking
5268 cooking
5482 punishment
7308 Atonement, Day of
7386 incense
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