en_tw/bible/other/seal.md

# seal, seals, sealed, sealing, unsealed #

## Definition: ##

To seal an object means to keep it closed with something that makes it impossible to open without breaking the seal.

* Often a seal is marked with a design to show who it belongs to. 
* Melted wax was used to seal letters or other documents that needed to be protected. When the wax cooled and hardened, the letter could not be opened without breaking the wax seal.
* A seal was put on the stone in front of Jesus' grave in order to keep anyone from moving the stone.
* Paul figuratively refers to the Holy Spirit as a "seal" showing that our salvation is secure.

(See also: [Holy Spirit](../kt/holyspirit.md), [tomb](../other/tomb.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Exodus 02:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/exo/02/03)
* [Isaiah 29:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/isa/29/11)
* [John 06:26-27](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/06/26)
* [Matthew 27:65-66](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/65)
* [Revelation 05:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/rev/05/01)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H2368, H2560, H2856, H2857, H2858, H5640, G2696, G4972, G4973
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			`To seal an object means to keep it closed with something that makes it impossible to open without breaking the seal.`

added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* Often a seal is marked with a design to show who it belongs to.`
added version 1 2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00			`* Melted wax was used to seal letters or other documents that needed to be protected. When the wax cooled and hardened, the letter could not be opened without breaking the wax seal.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* A seal was put on the stone in front of Jesus' grave in order to keep anyone from moving the stone.`
			`* Paul figuratively refers to the Holy Spirit as a "seal" showing that our salvation is secure.`

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			`## Bible References: ##`

Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [Exodus 02:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/exo/02/03)`
			`* [Isaiah 29:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/isa/29/11)`
			`* [John 06:26-27](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/06/26)`
			`* [Matthew 27:65-66](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/65)`
			`* [Revelation 05:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/rev/05/01)`
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Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Strong's numbers added 2017-08-14 21:48:22 +00:00			`* Strong's: H2368, H2560, H2856, H2857, H2858, H5640, G2696, G4972, G4973`