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Show Coal Often Referred to in Pages of Bible In the authorized version of the Bible the English translation made in the reign of King James I the word coal represents no less than five Hebrew words. The first and most frerp.ent word is that meaning a live ember, burning fuel. In II Sam. 22:9-13, "coals of fire" are put metaphorically meta-phorically for the lightnings proceeding proceed-ing from the Almighty. In Prov. 2." :22 there is the proverbial expression, "Thou shalt heap coals of fire upon bis bead," which was adopted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, 12:20, and by which are metaphorically metaphori-cally expressed the burning shame anil confusion which men must feel when their evil is requited by good, fn Prov. 2G:21 are these words: "As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife." Here the word coal clearly signifies fuel, and the fuel meant is probably charcoal, and not coal in the common sense in which we use the word. |