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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_94758" /> ==
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| <p> '''(1):''' (n.) The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A man who uses a bow; an archer. </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1806" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' bō´man ''''' : [[Israel]] seems not to have been equal to the surrounding peoples in the use of the bow. The battle of [[Gilboa]] was clearly lost through the superior skill of the [[Philistine]] bowmen. This seems to have moved David to encourage archery practice in Judah ( 2 Samuel 1:18; compare Driver in the place cited.). It is thought probable that the revival of Israel's military power under Jeroboam, son of Joash, was due to improvement in archery. Hosea, a contemporary, speaks of the bow as the national weapon of Israel ( Hosea 1:5 , Hosea 1:7 ) . The most skilled bowmen of antiquity were the [[Assyrians]] (compare Isaiah 5:28; Isaiah 37:33 ). From [[Assyrian]] reliefs it seems that it was their practice to overwhelm their enemies with the bow, and to use sword and spear only when the foe had been demoralized and put to flight. See [[Archery]] . </p>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_26984" /> ==
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| <p> ( '''''רֹמֵה''''' '''''קֶשֶׁת''''' , ''A Caster Of The Bow,'' archer, Jeremiah 4:29), Bow-shot ( '''''מְטִחֲוֵי''''' '''''קֶשֶׁת''''' ), ''Drawers Of'' the ''Bow,'' archers, Genesis 21:16). (See [[Bow]]). </p> | | <p> ( '''''רֹמֵה''''' '''''קֶשֶׁת''''' , ''A Caster Of The Bow,'' archer, Jeremiah 4:29), Bow-shot ( '''''מְטִחֲוֵי''''' '''''קֶשֶׁת''''' ), ''Drawers Of'' the ''Bow,'' archers, Genesis 21:16). (See [[Bow]]). </p> |
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| | | <ref name="term_26979"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bowman+(2) Bowman from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_94758"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/bowman Bowman from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |
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| <ref name="term_1806"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/bowman Bowman from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_26984"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bowman Bowman from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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