Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
C. 1500. Various articles both useful and ornamental were made of it, as bottles, vases, etc. A glass bottle with the name of Sargon on it was found among the ruins of the north-west palace of Nimroud. ” This is the only allusion to glass found in the Old Testament. It is referred to in the New Testament in Rev. 4:6; 15:2; 21:18, 21. , of some metal. (Comp. ). A mirror is referred to also in James 1:23.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
” In spite of the absence of specific allusion to glass in the sacred writings, the Hebrews must have been aware of the invention from paintings representing the process of glass-blowing, which have been discovered at Beni-hassan, and in tombs at other places, we know that the invention vas known at least 3500 years ago. Fragments too of wine-vases as old as the exodus have been discovered in Egypt. The art was also known to the ancient Assyrians. In the New Testament glass is alluded to as an emblem of brightness.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
GLASS was discovered by the Phoenicians, or perhaps earlier. Representations Egyptian Glass Blowers. ) Egyptian Glass Bottles. ) of the process of glass-blowing are found on Eyptian monuments, and glass beads and fragments of glass vases have been discovered of very ancient age. T. " The mirrors referred to by the word "glass" in 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 3:18; Jas 1:23 were not made of glass. See Looking-glass.