Lions
Lions [1]
The lion of Palestine was properly of the Asiatic variety, distinguished from the African variety, which is larger. Yet it not only attacked flocks in the presence of the shepherd, but also laid waste towns and villages ( 2 Kings 17:25,26 ) and devoured men ( 1 Kings 13:24,25 ). Shepherds sometimes, single-handed, encountered lions and slew them ( 1 Samuel 17:34,35; Amos 3:12 ). Samson seized a young lion with his hands and "rent him as he would have rent a kid" ( Judges 14:5,6 ). The strength ( Judges 14:18 ), courage ( 2 Samuel 17:10 ), and ferocity ( Genesis 49:9 ) of the lion were proverbial.
Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lions'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/l/lions.html. 1897.
