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Fuller’s soap

(Heb. borith mekabbeshim, i.e., “alkali of those treading cloth”). Mention is made (Prov. 25:20; Jer. 2:22) of nitre and also (Mal. 3:2) of soap (Heb. borith) used by the fuller in his operations. Nitre is found in Syria, and vegetable alkali was obtained from the ashes of certain plants. (See SOAP.)

In the Bible

Verses where Fuller’s soap is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

Scripture on Fuller’s soap

Malachi 3

Proverbs 25

Jeremiah 2

Fuller’s soap references

Nitre

Syria

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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