water jar

A container for water. Several types of clay jars were used for water during biblical times. The largest was used for storage or carrying a supply of water from the community source, as did Rebekah (Gen 24:14) and Elijah (1Kgs 18:33). The Samaritan woman carried a water jar (John 4:28), and water jars at the Cana wedding feast were made of stone (John 2:6; John 2:7).