![]() ![]() 1915.At most, Indo-European mythology suggests that Late Bronze Age folks regarded dogs as having magical properties and perhaps ate them in rituals of some kind, Vander Linden says. "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". Such animal names are frequently given to ward off the evil eye. The name of Zeeb, prince of Midian ( Judges 7:25 8:3), has its parallel in the Arabic, Dib or Dhib, which is a common name today. ![]() In Jeremiah 5:6 it is a wolf that shall destroy the people of Jerusalem, and in Habakkuk 1:8 the horses of the Chaldeans "are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves." Babylon and Edom ( Isaiah 13:22 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39) are to be the haunts of 'iyim (the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves") and other wild creatures. In Ezekiel 22:27, and in the similar Zec 3:3, the eiders of Jerusalem are compared to wolves. ![]() In Genesis 49:27 Benjamin is likened to a ravening wolf. This fact comes out in two of the seven passages cited from the Old Testament, in all from the New Testament, and in the two from Apocrypha. In Palestine it is the special enemy of the sheep and goats. The wolf of Syria and Palestine is large, light colored, and does not seem to hunt in packs. While there are local varieties which some consider to be distinct species, it is allowable to regard all the wolves of both North America, Europe, and Northern Asia (except the American coyote) as members of one species, Canis lupus. There is no doubt that the first dogs were domesticated wolves. Dogs, wolves and jackals are closely allied and will breed together. While the wolf is surpassed in size by some dogs, it is the fiercest member of the dog family (Canidae), which includes among others the jackal and the fox. (3) 'iyim, the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves" ( Isaiah 13:22 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39): (1) ze'ebh (Ge 49:27 11:6 65:25 Jer 5:6 Eze 22:27 Hab 1:8 Zec 3:3 also as proper name, Zeeb, prince of Midian, Judges 7:25 8:3 Psalms 83:11) compare Arabic dhi'b, colloquial dhib, or dib indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible The following are the scriptural allusions to the wolf: Its ferocity is mentioned in ( Genesis 49:27 Ezekiel 22:27 ) Habb 1:8 Matt 7:15 its nocturnal habits, in ( Jeremiah 5:6 Zephaniah 3:3 ) Habb 1:8 its attacking sheep and lambs, ( Matthew 10:16 Luke 10:3 John 10:12 ) Isaiah ( Isaiah 11:6 65:25 ) foretells the peaceful reign of the Messiah under the metaphor of a wolf dwelling with a lamb: cruel persecutors are compared with wolves. ED.) Wolves were doubtless far more common in biblical times than they are now, though they are occasionally seen by modern travellers. The Syrian wolf is of lighter color than the wolf of Europe it is the dread of the shepherds of Palestine. The common color is gray with a tinting of fawn, and the hair is long and black. (The wolf is a fierce animal of the same species as the dog, which it resembles. There can be little doubt that the wolf of Palestine is the common Canis lupus, and that this is the animal so frequently mentioned in the Bible. ![]()
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