Topic
Carving
25 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 31:5Smith · ISBE · Nave Bezaleel
And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
- 1 Kings 6:18Smith · ISBE · Nave Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
- 1 Kings 6:35Smith · ISBE · Nave Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
- Psalms 74:6Smith · ISBE · Nave Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
- Exodus 35:33Smith · ISBE
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
- 1 Kings 6:29ISBE · Nave Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
- 1 Kings 6:32ISBE · Nave Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
- 2 Chronicles 2:14Smith · Nave Hiram
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving,…
- Proverbs 7:16ISBE · Nave Beds decorated with
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
- Exodus 28:9–36Smith
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the…
- Exodus 28:11ISBE
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Nave Idols manufactured by
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
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- Judges 18:18 ISBE
- 1 Kings 7:13–51 Nave Hiram
- 2 Chronicles 2:7 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 2:13 Nave Hiram
- 2 Chronicles 33:7 ISBE
- 2 Chronicles 33:22 ISBE
- 2 Chronicles 34:1 ISBE
- 2 Chronicles 34:3 ISBE
- Isaiah 44:9–17 Nave Idols manufactured by
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- Habakkuk 2:18 Nave Idols manufactured by
- Habakkuk 2:19 Nave Idols manufactured by
- Zechariah 3:9 Smith
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 9 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 17 references
karv'-ing: Carving, or engraving, was extensively used among the peoples of Bible lands. There were no materials used in the arts which were not subjected to the graver's skill. Carved objects of wood, stone, ivory, clay, bronze, gold, silver and glass discovered today show how skillful the ancient carvers were. Carving was principally done in bas- relief, although Ex 28:11 shows that incised lines were also used. The signets and scarabs are examples of this class of carving. Several Hebrew words have been translated "carved" in the King James Version. Pecel or pecil is found in Jud 18:18; 2Ch 33:7,22; 34:3,1; chaqah in 1Ki 6:35. The translation "graven" appears in the Revised Version (British and American) of all these passages. In 1Ki 6:29,32,35, qala appears; in 1Ki 6:18,32, miqla`ath; in 1Ki 6:29 and Ps 74:6, pittuach; in Ex 31:5; 35:33, charosheth (see CARPENTER); chaTubhah in Pr 7:16 is better translated "striped" as in the Revised Version (British and American). For further notes on carving, see CRAFTS.
James A. Patch
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 15 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.