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Dung [S] Used as manure ( Luke 13:8 ); collected outside the city walls ( Nehemiah 2:13 ). Of sacrifices, burned outside the camp ( Exodus 29:14 ; Leviticus 4:11 ; 8:17 ; Numbers 19:5 ). To be "cast out as dung," a figurative expression ( 1 Kings 14:10 ; 2 Kings 9:37 ; Jeremiah 8:2 ; Psalms 18:42 ), meaning to be rejected as unprofitable. Used as fuel, a substitute for firewood, which was with difficulty procured in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt ( Ezekiel 4:12-15 ), where cows' and camels' dung is used to the present day for this purpose. These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Dung". "Easton's Bible Dictionary"..
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Dung". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".