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@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ The term "lamp" generally refers to something that produces light. The lamps use
The type of lamp that was used in Bible times is a small container with a fuel source, usually oil, that gives light when it burns.
* Ordinary oil lamps were usually made out of a common piece of pottery filled with olive oil, with a wick placed in the oil to burn.
* For some lamps, the pot or jar was oval-shaped, with one end pinched close together to hold the wick.
* An ordinary oil lamp usually consisted of a common piece of pottery filled with olive oil, with a wick placed in the oil to burn.
* For some lamps, the pot or jar was oval, with one end pinched close together to hold the wick.
* An oil lamp could be carried or placed on a stand so that its light could fill a room or house.
* In scripture, lamps are used in several figurative ways as symbols of light and life.