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DIAL
for the measurement of time, only once mentioned in the Bible, erected by Ahaz (2-Kings 20:11; Isa. 38:8). The Hebrew word (ma'aloth) is rendered "steps" in Exo 20:26, Exo 20: 1-Kings 10:19, 1-Kings 10: and "degrees" in 2-Kings 20:9, 2-Kings 20: 10, 11. The _ma'aloth_ was probably stairs on which the shadow of a column or obelisk placed on the top fell. The shadow would cover a greater or smaller number of steps, according as the sun was low or high. Probably the sun-dial was a Babylonian invention. Daniel at Babylon (Dan. 3:6) is the first to make mention of the "hour."
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