Hunting in Easton's Bible Dictionary
mentioned first in Gen. 10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau
was
"a cunning hunter" (Gen. 25:27). Hunting was practised
by the
Hebrews after their settlement in the "Land of
Promise" (Lev.
17:15; Prov. 12:27). The lion and other ravenous
beasts were
found in Israel (1 Sam. 17:34; 2 Sam. 23:20; 1 Kings
13:24;
Ezek. 19:3-8), and it must have been necessary to hunt
and
destroy them. Various snares and gins were used in
hunting (Ps.
91:3; Amos 3:5; 2 Sam. 23:20).
War is referred to under the idea of hunting (Jer.
16:16;
Ezek. 32:30).
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