Torch

A stick that is lit on one end and carried to give light.

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About Torch

The torch was a burning stick or bundle of sticks carried about as a light. In order to lengthen the time of burning, one end of the stick could be wrapped with cloth, which was soaked in a flammable substance such as pitch.

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Key References

John 18:3

So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Acts 16:29

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

Revelation 4:5

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

All Scripture References (4)

John (1)
John 18:3

So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Acts (1)
Acts 16:29

Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

Revelation (2)
Revelation 4:5

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

Revelation 8:10

Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.