# furnace

## Related Ideas:

kiln, oven


## Definitions:

A furnace was a very large oven used for heating objects to a high temperature.

* In ancient times, most furnaces were used for melting metals to make objects such as cooking pots, jewelry, weapons, and idols.
* Furnaces were also used in the making of clay pottery.
* Sometimes a furnace is referred to figuratively to explain that something is very hot.
* An "oven" is like a small furnace, and it is used for cooking food.
* A "kiln" is also a small furnace used to heat things other than food.

(See also: [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [image](../other/image.md))

## Picture of a Furnace:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/f/Furnace.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/f/Furnace.png" ></a>

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 08:51](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/51)
* [Genesis 19:28](rc://en/tn/help/gen/19/28)
* [Proverbs 17:03](rc://en/tn/help/pro/17/03)
* [Psalms 021:09](rc://en/tn/help/psa/021/09)
* [Revelation 09:02](rc://en/tn/help/rev/09/02)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H861, H3536, H3564, H5948, H8574, G2575

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

furnace, furnaces, kiln, oven, ovens