Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Ebony

Ebony

  • A black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India.
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