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# scroll #
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## Definition: ##
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In ancient times, a scroll was a type of book made of one long, rolled-up sheet of papyrus or leather.
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* After writing on a scroll or reading it, people rolled it up using rods on the ends.
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* Scrolls were used for legal documents and scripture.
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* Sometimes scrolls that were delivered by a messenger were sealed with wax. This would prevent anyone else from opening the scroll and writing on it.
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* Scrolls containing the Hebrew Scriptures were read aloud in the synagogues.
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2017-05-05 21:21:46 +00:00
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(See also: [seal](../other/seal.md), [synagogue](../other/synagogue.md), [word of God](../kt/wordofgod.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Jeremiah 29:1-3](en/tn/jer/help/29/01)
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* [Luke 04:16-17](en/tn/luk/help/04/16)
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* [Numbers 21:14-15](en/tn/num/help/21/14)
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* [Revelation 05:1-2](en/tn/rev/help/05/01)
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