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What Is Tablet in the Bible?

Object

A small board covered with wax, written on with a pointed tool. Zechariah wrote on one: “John is his name.”

Where it appears in the Bible

Luke 1:63

What the Bible says

Luke 1:63

And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: Luke 1:63

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