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Pit

Pit a hole in the ground (Ex 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen 37:24; Jer 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps 9:15), and is the name given to the unSee n place...

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Pit a hole in the ground (Ex 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Gen 37:24; Jer 14:3), a vault (41:9), a grave (Ps 30:3). It is used as a figure for mischief (Ps 9:15), and is the name given to the unSee n place of woe (Rev 20:1, 3). The slime-pits in the vale of Siddim were wells which yielded asphalt (Gen 14:10).

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