SEAL
1. A stamp used for signifying documents
Given as a pledge GEN 38:18
Engraved EXO 28:11,21,36; 39:6,14,30; 2TI 2:19
Decrees signified by 1KI 21:8; EST 8:8
Documents sealed with
Ahab' s letter 1KI 21:8
Covenants NEH 9:38; 10:1; ISA 8:16
Decrees EST 8:8; DAN 6:9
Deeds JER 32:10
Treasures secured by DEU 32:34
Lion' s den secured by DAN 6:17
The gravesite of Jesus MAT 27:66
Circumcision was regarded as a seal of righteousness ROM 4:11
FIGURATIVE
Of secrecy DAN 12:9; REV 5:1
Of certainty of divine approval JHN 6:27; ROM 15:28; 2CO 1:22; EPH 1:13; 4:30; REV 7:3,4
2. An amphibious animal
Skins of, according to the Revised Version, were used as a covering of the tabernacle EXO 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; NUM 4:25
