Seal in John

-1. A stamp used for signifying documents -Given as a pledge GEN 38:18 -Engraved EXO 28:11,21,36; 39:6,14,30; 2TI 2:19 -Decrees signified by 1KI 21:8; EST 8:8 -Documents sealed with -Ahab' s letter 1KI 21:8 -Covenants NEH 9:38; 10:1; ISA 8:16 -Decrees EST 8:8; DAN 6:9 -Deeds JER 32:10 -Treasures secured by DEU 32:34 -Lion' s den secured by DAN 6:17 -The gravesite of Jesus MAT 27:66 -Circumcision was regarded as a seal of righteousness ROM 4:11 -FIGURATIVE -Of secrecy DAN 12:9; REV 5:1 -Of certainty of divine approval JHN 6:27; ROM 15:28; 2CO 1:22; EPH 1:13; 4:30; REV 7:3,4 -2. An amphibious animal -Skins of, according to the Revised Version, were used as a covering of the tabernacle EXO 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; NUM 4:25