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Wax in the Bible

Where did wax come from in biblical times?

Wax was made by melting the honeycombs of bees.

Where is wax mentioned in the Bible?

Wax is mentioned 5 times in Scripture.

I am poured out like water,
And all my bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It is melted within me. —Psalm 22:14 LSB

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God. —Psalm 68:2 LSB

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. —Psalm 97:5 LSB

The mountains will melt under Him
And the valleys will be split,
Like wax before the fire,
Like water poured down a steep place. —Micah 1:4 NASB