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ar´kı̄vs (the more correct the Revised Version (British and American) rendition of בּית ספריּא , bēth ṣiphrayyā' , in Ezra 6:1 , "house of the archives" instead of "house of rolls" as in the King James Version): A part of the royal treasure-house (James 5:17 ), in which important state documents were kept.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Archives'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/archives.html. 1915.
 
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