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7701 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zechariah, Book of.24
… of horses ( Zechariah 1:8; 2, 6 ); the idea of Israel as a "flock" ( Zechariah 9:16; 10:2; 11:4 f; Zechariah 13:7 ); idols ( Zechariah 10:2; 13:2 ); shepherds ( Zechariah 11:3 ff; Zechariah …
7702 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zoology.14
(a) Odd-toed: Horse, Ass, Mule, Rhinoceros
7703 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zoology.55
… , the horse, the hawk, the behemoth and the leviathan.
7704 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Adder.6 (William Smith)
… the horse’s heels here alluded to suits the character of a well-known species of venomous snake, and helps to identify it with the celebrated horned viper …
7705 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Arabia.8 (William Smith)
… the horse. Camels, sheep, cattle, asses, mules, and cats are common. Agricultural products are coffee, wheat, barley, millet, beans, pulse, dates, and the common garden …
7706 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Archippus.2 (William Smith)
Archip’pus ( master of the horse ), a Christian teacher in Colossæ, Colossians 4:17, called by St. Paul his “fellow soldier,” Philippians 2. He was probably a member of Philemon’s family. (a.d. 62.)
7707 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ashpenaz.2 (William Smith)
Ash’penaz ( horse-nose ), the master of the eunuchs of Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 1:3 .
7708 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ass.3 (William Smith)
… the horse was the animal of war; hence the appropriateness of Christ in his triumphal entry riding on an ass. The wild ass is a beautiful animal.—Ed.) Mr. Layard …
7709 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Barley.2 (William Smith)
… for horses. 1 Kings 4:28. The barley harvest, Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:23; 2 Samuel 21:9, 2 Samuel 21:10, takes place in Palestine in March and April, and in the hilly districts …
7710 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Bells.2 (William Smith)
… the horses” were concave or flat pieces of brass, which were sometimes attached to horses for the sake of ornament.
7711 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Camel.2 (William Smith)
… the horse. Eight or nine miles an hour is the utmost it is able to perform; this pace, however, it is able to keep up for hours together. The Arabian camel carries …
7712 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cappadocia Cappadocians.2 (William Smith)
… good horses ), Acts 2:9; 1 Peter 1:1, the largest province in ancient Asia Minor. Cappadocia is an elevated table-land intersected by mountain chains. It seems always …
7713 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cart.2 (William Smith)
… by horses. Carts and wagons were either open or covered, Numbers 7:3, and were used for conveyance of persons, Genesis 45:19, burdens, 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Samuel 6:8, or produce …
7714 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Elijah.2 (William Smith)
… and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirl-wind into heaven.” (b.c. 896.) Fifty men of the sons of the prophets ascended the abrupt …
7715 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Greyhound.2 (William Smith)
… war-horse girt with trappings.” But perhaps the word means “a wrestler,” when girt about the loins for a contest.
7716 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hazer.8 (William Smith)
5. Hazar-susah ( village of horses ), one of the “cities” allotted to Simeon in the extreme south of the territory of Judah. Joshua 19:5 .
7717 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Herd.2 (William Smith)
… to horse and mule. The herd yielded the most esteemed sacrifice, Numbers 7:3; Psalm 69:31; Isaiah 66:3; also flesh meat, and milk, chiefly converted, probably, into …
7719 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse.2 (William Smith)
… in Job 39:19-25 applies solely to the war-horse. The Hebrews in the patriarchal age, as a pastoral race, did not stand in need of the services of the horse, and …
7720 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse-leech.1 (William Smith)
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