Topic
Shrines, Silver
1 passage cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
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- Acts 19:24Easton
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Little models and medallions of the temple and image of Diana of Ephesus (Acts 19:24). The manufacture of these was a very large and profitable business.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.