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Buckingham, James Silk
(1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Heb. demeshek, "damask," silk cloth manufactured at Damascus, Amos 3:12. A.V., "in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch;" R.V., "in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed" (marg., "in Damascus on a bed").
Heb. meshi, (Ezek. 16:10, 13, rendered "silk"). In Gen. 41:42 (marg. A.V.), Prov. 31:22 (R.V., "fine linen"), the word "silk" ought to be "fine linen."
Silk was common in New Testament times (Rev. 18:12).
(1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin