Exodus 38:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

And with him was Aholiab. Those master artisans combined various departments of mechanical work, which are now, by the division of labour, distributed among a number of workmen-an arrangement which, by concentrating the skill and energies of a mechanic on a single branch, has greatly contributed to advance and improve both the useful and the liberal arts.

Exodus 38:23

23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.