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Basin
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The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Basin. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Or Bason.
Basin (1)
#A trough or laver (Heb. aggan’) for washing (Ex. 24:6); rendered also “goblet” (Cant. 7:2) and “cups” (Isa. 22:24).
Basin (2)
#A covered dish or urn (Heb. k’for) among the vessels of the temple (1 Chr. 28:17; Ezra 1:10; 8:27).
Basin (3)
#A vase (Heb. mizrak) from which to sprinkle anything. A metallic vessel; sometimes rendered “bowl” (Amos 6:6; Zech. 9:15). The vessels of the tabernacle were of brass (Ex. 27:3), while those of the temple were of gold (2 Chr. 4:8).
Basin (4)
#A utensil (Heb. saph) for holding the blood of the victims (Ex. 12:22); also a basin for domestic purposes (2 Sam. 17:28).
The various vessels spoken of by the names “basin, bowl, charger, cup, and dish,” cannot now be accurately distinguished.
The basin in which our Lord washed the disciples’ feet (John 13:5) must have been larger and deeper than the hand-basin.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
Among the smaller vessels for the tabernacle or temple service, many must have been required to receive from the sacrificial victims the blood to be sprinkled for purification. The “basin” from which our Lord washed the disciples’ feet was probably deeper and larger than the hand-basin for sprinkling.
In the Bible
15
Verses where Basin is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 7:30
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
- 1 Kings 7:38
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
- 2 Kings 16:17
King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
- Exodus 12:22
Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
- Exodus 30:18
“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
- Exodus 30:28
the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
+9 more verses naming Basin.
Scripture on Basin
21
Entries that reference Basin
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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