EBONY ( hobnîm , Ezekiel 27:15 ) is the black heart-wood of the date-plum, Diospyros ebenum , imported from S. India and Ceylon. It was extensively imported by Phœnicians, Babylonians, and Egyptians for the manufacture of valuable vessels and of idols.
E. W. G. Masterman.
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