. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Assyrian cups.—(Fairbairn.) 1. Lion-head cup.—Sculpture, Khorsabad.—Botta. 2. Lion-head cup with handle.—Khorsabad.—Botta. 3. Cup.—Sculpture, Khorsabad.—Botta. 4. Cup of red pottery.—Nimroud.—Lnyard. 5. Painted cup from Karnmles.—Lnyard. 6. 7. Bronze cups.—Nimroud.—British Museum. I cup in the N. T. (Mat. x. 42, xxiii. 25, &c), andin the LXX. = Heb. cos. The cups of the Jews,whether of metal or earthenware, were possibly bor-rowed, in point of shape and design, from Egypt and from tne Phenicians, who were celebrated inthat branch of workmanship. Egyp
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Assyrian cups.—(Fairbairn.) 1. Lion-head cup.—Sculpture, Khorsabad.—Botta. 2. Lion-head cup with handle.—Khorsabad.—Botta. 3. Cup.—Sculpture, Khorsabad.—Botta. 4. Cup of red pottery.—Nimroud.—Lnyard. 5. Painted cup from Karnmles.—Lnyard. 6. 7. Bronze cups.—Nimroud.—British Museum. I cup in the N. T. (Mat. x. 42, xxiii. 25, &c), andin the LXX. = Heb. cos. The cups of the Jews,whether of metal or earthenware, were possibly bor-rowed, in point of shape and design, from Egypt and from tne Phenicians, who were celebrated inthat branch of workmanship. Egyptian cups wereof various shapes, either with handles or withoutthem. In Solomons time all his dnnking vesselswere of gold, none of silver (1 K. x. 21). Babylonis compared to a golden cup (Jer. li. 7). The greatlaver, or sea, was made with a brim like thebrim of a cup (Heb. cos), with flowers of lilies (1 K. vii. 26), a form which the Persepolitan cups J 2. Egyptian cups.—(Fairbairn.)1. 2. 3. From paintings at Thebes.— Porcelain cup.—M ilkinson. 6. Cup of green earthenware, with lotus flower painted in black.—British Museum. 6. Cup of coarse pottery.—British Museum. 7. Cup of wood.—British Museum. 8. Cups of nrragonite.—British Museum. 9. Saucer of earthenware.—Wilkinson. resemble.— Cup often = what is contained in acup, cupful (Mat. x. 42 ; Lk. xxiii. 20, &c). Hence,figuratively, cup = ones lot or portion, as if thecontents of a cup presented by God to be drank,whether of good (Ps. xvi. 5, xxiii. 5, &c), or of evil(Ps. xi. 6, lxxv. 8 ; Mat. xx. 22, 23, xxvi. 39,42, &c). The cup of salvation (Ps. cxvi. 13) = the cupof thanksgiving to God for deliverance or salvation. The cup of blessing (1 Cor. x. 16) = the cup onor over which a blessing has been pronounced. (SeeLords Scpper ; Passover, I. d.) The cup ofdevils (Gr. pi. of daimonion ; see Demon) (verse 21)= the cup consecrated to devils, or heathe
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