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Bushel boosh'-el (modios): A dry measure containing about a peck, but as it is used in the New Testament (Mat 5:15, Mar 4:21, Luk 11:33) it does not refer to capacity but is used only to indicate a covering to...

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Bushel boosh'-el (modios): A dry measure containing about a peck, but as it is used in the New Testament (Mat 5:15, Mar 4:21, Luk 11:33) it does not refer to capacity but is used only to indicate a covering to conceal the light.

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