Roe in Biblical History

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What is a Roe?
ROE
, ROE'BUCK (beauty), an animal especially fleet of foot, 2 Sam 2:18; 1 Chr 12:8, and elegant in form. Roe, or Gazelle. (Gazella Dorcas. After Wood.) Song 2:9, 2 Sam 21:17; Am 8:14. The gazelle (Gazella dorcas) satisfies these and all other requirements, and is still very abundant in Palestine and adjacent regions. The Jews might use the roe as food, Deut 12:15, Josh 11:22; it was hunted, Isa 13:14:" it is amiable, affectionate, and loving, by universal testimony," Prov 5:19; and it has ever been admired for its beauty, which is the meaning of its Hebrew name. "Tabitha" or "Dorcas" means "a gazelle." Acts 9:36. RO'GELj (a fuller) occurs in the margin to 1 Kgs 1:9 instead of "Enrogel."

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