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Rebecca at the Well title QS:P1476,en:"Rebecca at the Well "Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini · 1750–00

Bucket

דְּלִי/BUK-it/

“Bucket, pail for drawing water”

Summary

A vessel for drawing water, used figuratively to describe Israel's abundant posterity.

☩Biblical Usage

In Balaam's blessing upon Israel, he prophesied that water would pour from their buckets and their seed would be in many waters, symbolizing abundant offspring and prosperity. Isaiah uses the image of nations as a drop from a bucket to emphasize their insignificance before God.

Key verses:Numbers 24:7Isaiah 40:15

Related Verses2 mentions

Numbers· 1 verse

24:7

Isaiah· 1 verse

40:15

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bucket," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).