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<p> '''''krok´ō̇''''' -'''''dı̄l''''' . See [[Leviathan]]; [[Dragon]] . </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50395" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> CROCODILE </strong> . (1) <em> livyâthân </em> , Psalms 74:14 , Isaiah 27:1 , Job 41:1 f. The last reference is almost certainly to the crocodile, which is adopted in RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] . See Leviathan. (2) <em> hayyath qâneh </em> , ‘the wild beast of the reeds,’ Psalms 68:30 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , is thought by many to be the crocodile or the hippopotamus as symbolizing Egypt. (3) In Jeremiah 14:6 <em> tannîm </em> is in RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘crocodiles.’ See Dragon. For ‘land crocodile’ see Lizard. The crocodile probably still exists in the <em> Nahr ez-Zerka </em> , S. of Mount Carmel, called by Pliny the [[Crocodile]] [[River.]] It is supposed to have been brought there by some [[Egyptian]] settlers. A dead crocodile was brought from there to the late Rev. J. Zeller of Nazareth. Herr Schumacher reports that he saw one there, and quite recently a number of crocodile’s eggs were brought from this river and sold in Jerusalem. A stuffed specimen is in the <em> PEF </em> <em> [Note: EF [[Palestine]] Exploration Fund.] </em> museum, London. </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2724" /> == | |||
<p> '''''krok´ō̇''''' -'''''dı̄l''''' . See [[Leviathan]]; [[Dragon]] . </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15433" /> == | |||
<p> We shall in this place confine ourselves to some notice of crocodiles strictly so called, and shall point out some leading characters in the animal coinciding with allusions to it in the Scriptures, which could not be properly noticed elsewhere. </p> <p> </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_35224" /> == | |||
<p> Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Crocodile'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/crocodile.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_50395"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/crocodile Crocodile from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_2724"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/crocodile Crocodile from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_15433"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/crocodile Crocodile from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35224"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/crocodile Crocodile from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:58, 8 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
CROCODILE . (1) livyâthân , Psalms 74:14 , Isaiah 27:1 , Job 41:1 f. The last reference is almost certainly to the crocodile, which is adopted in RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] . See Leviathan. (2) hayyath qâneh , ‘the wild beast of the reeds,’ Psalms 68:30 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , is thought by many to be the crocodile or the hippopotamus as symbolizing Egypt. (3) In Jeremiah 14:6 tannîm is in RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ‘crocodiles.’ See Dragon. For ‘land crocodile’ see Lizard. The crocodile probably still exists in the Nahr ez-Zerka , S. of Mount Carmel, called by Pliny the Crocodile River. It is supposed to have been brought there by some Egyptian settlers. A dead crocodile was brought from there to the late Rev. J. Zeller of Nazareth. Herr Schumacher reports that he saw one there, and quite recently a number of crocodile’s eggs were brought from this river and sold in Jerusalem. A stuffed specimen is in the PEF [Note: EF Palestine Exploration Fund.] museum, London.
E. W. G. Masterman.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
krok´ō̇ -dı̄l . See Leviathan; Dragon .
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [3]
We shall in this place confine ourselves to some notice of crocodiles strictly so called, and shall point out some leading characters in the animal coinciding with allusions to it in the Scriptures, which could not be properly noticed elsewhere.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Crocodile'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/crocodile.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
