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Revelation 18:13

The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 18:13

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And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense; and cinnamon, and amomon, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense. These constitute the third class (see on ). Cinnamon, an Indian tree, was in use in the Levitical ritual ().

It is referred to as a perfume in . Amomon, which is omitted in the Textus Receptus, is found in א, A, C. P, etc. It is rendered in the Revised Version by "spice." Its use was similar to that of cinnamon.

Its seeds are used under the name "cardamoms." And wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat. These form the fourth class (see on ; cf. Le , ). And beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves; and cattle, etc.

The word rendered "slaves" is σωμάτων, "bodies," i.e. slaves. At the word "horses" the nouns are again placed in the genitive (see on ). These form the fifth class (see on ).

"Chariots," δέδη, is not the word used in . It is a word probably of Gaulish origin. And souls of men. The accusative again. Not in the ordinary acceptation of the word "souls," but rather "lives of men," as the Revised Version margin; that is, "living men."

It is probable that the two expressions, "bodies" (vide supra) and "souls of men," refer to two classes of slaves.

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