That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the temple which bore the light ( Exodus 25:37 ; 1 Kings 7:49 ; 2 Chronicles 4:20 ; 13:11 ; Zechariah 4:2 ). Their form is not described. Olive oil was generally burned in them ( Exodus 27:20 ). A torch carried by the soliders of Gideon ( Judges 7:16,20 ). (RSV, "torches.") Domestic lamps (A.V., "candles") were in common use among the Hebrews ( Matthew 5:15 ; Mark 4:21 , etc.). Lamps or torches were used in connection with marriage ceremonies ( Matthew 25:1 ). This word is also frequently metaphorically used to denote life, welfare, guidance, etc. ( 2 Samuel 21:17 ; Psalm 119:105 ; Proverbs 6:23 ; 13:9 ).
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)