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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2361" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2361" /> == | ||
<p> (αἴλουρος , <i> '''''aı́louros''''' </i> ): The only mention of this animal is in Baruch 6:22. It is not mentioned in the canonical Scriptures, though Bochart ( <i> Hieroz </i> ., 862) gives "wild cats" as the equivalent of <i> '''''cı̄yı̄m''''' </i> in Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14; Jeremiah 50:39; Psalm 74:19 , where English [[Versions]] of the Bible gives "wild beasts of the desert." [[Mention]] is, however, made of cats, <i> '''''cathod''''' </i> , in the [[Welsh]] Bible (lsa Psalm 34:14 ). The only mention of the <i> catta </i> in classical Latin writers is in [[Martial]] xiii.69. How the cat was regarded in Egypt is described in Herod. ii.66 and Rawlinson's notes. In Baruch 6:22 cats are mentioned with "bats, swallows and birds" as sitting with impunity on the images of the heathen gods which are unable to drive them off. See also [[Zoology]] . </p> | <p> (αἴλουρος , <i> ''''' aı́louros ''''' </i> ): The only mention of this animal is in Baruch 6:22. It is not mentioned in the canonical Scriptures, though Bochart ( <i> Hieroz </i> ., 862) gives "wild cats" as the equivalent of <i> ''''' cı̄yı̄m ''''' </i> in Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14; Jeremiah 50:39; Psalm 74:19 , where English [[Versions]] of the Bible gives "wild beasts of the desert." [[Mention]] is, however, made of cats, <i> ''''' cathod ''''' </i> , in the [[Welsh]] Bible (lsa Psalm 34:14 ). The only mention of the <i> catta </i> in classical Latin writers is in [[Martial]] xiii.69. How the cat was regarded in Egypt is described in Herod. ii.66 and Rawlinson's notes. In Baruch 6:22 cats are mentioned with "bats, swallows and birds" as sitting with impunity on the images of the heathen gods which are unable to drive them off. See also [[Zoology]] . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_30996" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_30996" /> == | ||
