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in alloys with other metals to harden them and increase their resistance to chemical actions. Compounds of antimony are used in medicines, pigments, matches, and fireproofing. In the NRSV and the NASB “antimony” is used as a translation of the Hebrew terms ʾabne-puk to describe the materials used to build the temple (1 Chron. 29:2; Isa. 54:11; NIV “turquoise”; REB, TEV “stones for mosaic work”; KJV “glistering stones” and “stones with fair colors,” respectively). It is likely that ʾabne-puk refers
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