the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land (Genesis
43:28). Bowing is also frequently mentioned as an act of adoration to idols
(Joshua 23:7; 2 Kings 5:18; Judges 2:19; Isaiah 44:15), and to God (Joshua
5:14; Psalm 22:29; 72:9; Micah 6:6; Psalm 95:6; Ephesians 3:14).
- BOWL The sockets of the lamps of the golden candlestick of the
tabernacle are called bowls (Exodus 25:31, 33, 34; 37:17, 19, 20); the same
word so rendered being elsewhere rendered “cup” (Genesis 44:2, 12, 16),
and wine “pot” (Jeremiah 35:5). The reservoir for oil, from which pipes
led to each lamp in Zechariah’s vision of the candlestick, is called also by
this name (Zechariah 4:2, 3); so also are the vessels used for libations
(Exodus 25:29; 37:16). - BOX for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a
flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately
rendered “vial” in 1 Samuel 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings
9:1, where alone else it occurs. - BOX-TREE (Hebrews teashshur), mentioned in Isaiah 60:13; 41:19, was,
according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of
Ezekiel 27:6 literally translated are, “Thy benches they have made of
ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree,” i.e., inlaid with ashur wood. The
ashur is the box-tree, and accordingly the Revised Version rightly reads
“inlaid in box wood.” This is the Buxus sempervirens of botanists. It is
remarkable for the beauty of its evergreen foliage and for the utility of its
hard and durable wood. - BOZRAH enclosure; fortress. (1.) The city of Jobab, one of the early
Edomite kings (Genesis 36:33). This place is mentioned by the prophets in
later times (Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 49:13; Amos 1:12; Micah 2:12). Its
modern representative is el-Busseireh. It lies in the mountain district of
Petra, 20 miles to the south-east of the Dead Sea.
(2.) A Moabite city in the “plain country” (Jeremiah 48:24), i.e., on the
high level down on the east of the Dead Sea. It is probably the modern
Buzrah.
- BRACELET (1.) Anklets (Numbers 31:50; 2 Samuel 1:10), and with
reference to men.
(2.) The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning fasteners, found in Genesis
24:22, 30, 47.