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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37539" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37539" /> == | ||
<p> seirim . Leviticus 17:7, "they shall no more offer ... sacrifices unto devils" (seirim ) i.e. to the evil spirits of the desert, literally, "shaggy goats," hence applied to an object of pagan worship or a demon dwelling in the desert (2 Chronicles 11:15; Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14). At Mendes in Lower | <p> seirim . Leviticus 17:7, "they shall no more offer ... sacrifices unto devils" (seirim ) i.e. to the evil spirits of the desert, literally, "shaggy goats," hence applied to an object of pagan worship or a demon dwelling in the desert ( 2 Chronicles 11:15; Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14). At Mendes in Lower Egypt the goat was worshipped with foul rites. [[Israel]] possibly once shared in them. Compare Joshua 24:14-15; Ezekiel 23:8-9; Ezekiel 23:21. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17230" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17230" /> == | ||
<p> In Greek mythology, were imaginary demons, half men and half goats, believed by the superstitious to haunt forests and groves. The [[Hebrew]] word translates satyrs in Isaiah 13:21 34:14 , means hairy, shaggy creatures, such as wild goats, or perhaps monsters of the ape family. It is translated "goats" in Leviticus 4:24 , and "devils" in Leviticus 17:7 . The gambols of these wild animals on the ruins of [[Babylon]] mark is as an uninhabited and lonely waste. See [[Ape]] . </p> | <p> In Greek mythology, were imaginary demons, half men and half goats, believed by the superstitious to haunt forests and groves. The [[Hebrew]] word translates satyrs in Isaiah 13:21 34:14 , means hairy, shaggy creatures, such as wild goats, or perhaps monsters of the ape family. It is translated "goats" in Leviticus 4:24 , and "devils" in Leviticus 17:7 . The gambols of these wild animals on the ruins of [[Babylon]] mark is as an uninhabited and lonely waste. See [[Ape]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59217" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59217" /> == | ||
