Mortar Summary
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The Mortar was a district or valley in or near Jerusalem, mentioned in Zephaniah's prophecy.
Mortar
PlaceA district or valley in or near Jerusalem
Names
- en Mortar
- en Maktesh · Also called
- en Hollow · Also called
- he מַכְתֵּשׁ · H4389
- bg Махтеш
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Mortar Article
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The Mortar (Hebrew: maktesh) was a district or valley in or near Jerusalem, mentioned in Zephaniah's prophecy (Zeph. 1:11). The exact location is uncertain, but it may have been an area where merchants and traders conducted their business. Zephaniah prophesied that the people of the Mortar would cry out because of the destruction that would come upon them due to their sins.
Maktesh Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
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