Although the Scriptures never describe these objects or their exact method of use, different passages seem to imply that they were employed as lots that would result in either a “yes ” answer, a“ no ” answer, or no answer at all from God.
दी इंटरनैशनल स्टैंडर्ड बाइबल इनसाइक्लोपीडिया कहती है: “यीशु के ज़माने में, शब्द अब्बा बोलचाल की भाषा में बहुत इस्तेमाल होता था ।