A phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescribed by the law of Moses (Num. 5:11-31) in cases of “jealousy.”
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Water of jealousy
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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