The Archaeology of Dust and Ashes

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“Dust” and “ashes” are referred to frequently in the same Biblical contexts, so much so that some scholars have suggested that the two words are synonymous and interchangeable.

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Footnotes

On rare occasions, chapter or verse designations vary in Hebrew and Christian Bibles. This is such a case.

The passage referred to is omitted in some Christian Bibles, although it is included in the King James translation.