Kiln

A structure made of bricks or clay used for firing ceramics or smelting ores.

Cross section of a pottery kiln
Cross section of a pottery kiln (Encyclopaedia Biblica, 1903, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Smelting furnace, kiln

About Kiln

Large furnace used in firing pottery. See Pottery.

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A brick or stone structure used for various purposes, both domestic and commercial. Its design included a firebox, flue, heating chamber, and access opening. Furnaces were used...

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Key References

Daniel 3:6

And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”

Genesis 19:28

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Revelation 1:15

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

All Scripture References (18)

Genesis (1)
Genesis 19:28

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Exodus (3)
Exodus 9:8

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.

Exodus 9:10

So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.

Exodus 19:18

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

Deuteronomy (1)
Deuteronomy 4:20

Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.

1 Kings (1)
1 Kings 8:51

For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron.

Psalms (1)
Psalm 12:7

You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

Proverbs (2)
Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Proverbs 27:21

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

Isaiah (1)
Isaiah 48:10

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah (1)
Jeremiah 11:4

which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

Ezekiel (3)
Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.

Ezekiel 22:20

Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.

Ezekiel 22:22

As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted within the city. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out My wrath upon you.’”

Matthew (2)
Matthew 13:42

And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:50

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Revelation (2)
Revelation 1:15

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.

Revelation 9:2

The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.