Hunting
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting:
but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious....
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And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of
blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the
presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in
from his hunting....
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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 hav...
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Hunting, as a matter of necessity, whether for the
exterminatiOn of dangerous beasts or for procuring sustenance
betokens a rude and semi-civilized state; as an amusement, it
betokens an advanced state. The Hebrews as a pastoral and
agricultural people, were not given to the sports of the
field; the density of the population, the earnestness o...
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hunt'-ing (tsayidh): The hunting of wild animals for sport,
or for the defense of men and flocks, or for food, was
common in Western Asia and Egypt, especially in early times.
Some of the Egyptian and Assyrian kings were great hunters
in the first sense, for example Amenhotep III (1411-1375 BC
"a lion-hunting and bull-baiting Pharaoh," who boa...
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Authorized in the Mosaic law
Le 17:13
-By Nimrod
Ge 10:9
-By Esau
Ge 27:3,5,30,33
-By Ishmael
Ge 21:20
-Of lion
Job 10:16
-Fowling
1Sa 26:20; Ps 140:5; 141:9,10; Pr 1:17; Ec 9:12; La
3:52;
Am 3:5
-FIGURATIVE
Jer 16:16...
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Upon entering Canaan, it was necessary for Israel to engage in hunting since otherwise their occupation of the land would have been made more difficult. the LORD had said to them, "I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee" (Exodus 23:29). The Law of Moses...
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Hunting to protect the sheep. Hunting has been undertaken through the years in Israel of necessity as a means of protecting the flocks of sheep and goats. In Bible times the chief enemies of the sheep included the lion, the bear, the leopard, the wolf, and the hyena. The shepherd's activities along these lines have already been dealt with. [Manners...
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Animals killed for food. Among the wild animals, different species of the deer were sought after especially by the Jewish hunters for food. It was venison that Isaac asked Esau to bring him (Genesis 27:3). The Law refers to the roebuck (gazelle) and the hart as being desired by Israel for meat (Deuteronomy 12:15). The dinner table of King Solomon w...
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Fowl killed for meat. GOD's wholesale supply of quail for Israel in the wilderness is indication of the popularity of that kind of meat among ancient hunters. The Arabs today have often captured quantities of this bird, and after much of the meat is consumed, the rest of it is preserved for future use by being split and then laid out for the sun to...
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