Shittah tree: alternatives and connections

The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sac…

One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered…

To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.

A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span…

A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almo…

A process by which reaction occurs in the presence of certain agents which were formerly believed to exert an influence by mere contac…

A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were H…

Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of…

A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a tabernacle, niche, etc.

A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bo…

An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.

a Jewish religious movement that repudiated oral tradition as a source of divine law and defended the Hebrew Bible as the sole authent…

An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.

A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.

One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employ…

The heartwood of a tree (Haematoxylon Campechianum), a native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing a crystalline subs…