Archer
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Easton's 189712 verse references
Easton's 1897
A shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase “breaking the bow” (Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one’s power, while “strengthening the bow” is a symbol of its increase (Gen. 49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa. 13:18; Jer. 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42. (See BOW).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
In Scripture
1 Chronicles 10:3Genesis 21:20Genesis 27:31 Samuel 31:3Hosea 1:5Jeremiah 49:35Genesis 49:24Isaiah 13:18Jeremiah 50:9Jeremiah 50:14Jeremiah 50:29Jeremiah 50:42
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- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain