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Here are the Biblical references to mmsLt in case it one day proves to be identified with the LMLK MMST jar handles (note--all of the Old Testament usages of this word were scriptio defectiva except for 2 verses (Psalms 114:2 & 136:9), which are distinguished in the Bible quotes below with "(p)" for scriptio plene spelled Mem-Mem-Shin-Lamed-Vau-Tau.):

GENESIS 1
16_Then God made two great lights:  the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night.  He made the stars also.

1KINGS 9
17_And Solomon built Gezer, Lower Beth Horon, 18_Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land of Judah, 19_all the storage cities that Solomon had, cities for his chariots and cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

2KINGS 20
13_And Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures--the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory--all that was found among his treasures.  There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

2CHRONICLES 8
5_He built Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars, 6_also Baalath and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the cavalry, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

2CHRONICLES 32
9_After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he and all the forces with him laid siege against Lachish), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, 10_"Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria:  "In what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

PSALMS 103
20_Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word.  21_Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure.  22_Bless the LORD, all His works, in all places of His dominion.  Bless the LORD, O my soul!

PSALMS 114
1_When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2_Judah became His sanctuary, and Israel His dominion (p).

PSALMS 136
7_To Him who made great lights (for His mercy endures forever), 8_the sun to rule by day (for His mercy endures forever), 9_the moon and stars to rule (p) by night (for His mercy endures forever).

PSALMS 145
13_Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

ISAIAH 22
20_Then it shall be in that day, that I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; 21_I will clothe him with your robe and strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand.  He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

ISAIAH 39
2_And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures--the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory--all that was found among his treasures.  There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

JEREMIAH 34
1_The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying, 2_"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel:  "Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, "Thus says the LORD:  "Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

JEREMIAH 51
27_Set up a banner in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations!  Prepare the nations against her, call the kingdoms together against her:  Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.  Appoint a general against her; cause the horses to come up like the bristling locusts.  28_Prepare against her the nations, with the kings of the Medes, its governors and all its rulers, all the land of his dominion.

DANIEL 11
5_"Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion (Strong's # 4910--MSL). His dominion shall be a great dominion (Strong's # 4474--MMSL).

MICAH 4
8_And you, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, even the former dominion (spelled MMSLE) shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

Note:  The Strong's Concordance number is 4475, & the word means domain, dominion, force, government, power, realm, responsibility, rule.
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