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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bison

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Credit: Michael Gäbler

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Comments: Wisent in the Wisentgehege Springe game park near Springe, Hanover, Germany. The European bison or wisent (Bison bonasus) is the heaviest of the surviving land animals in Europe, with males growing to around 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild, but have since been reintroduced from captivity into several countries. This male is moulting, his winter coat coming off in clumps.

 

Bison, According to several authors, the re'em (רְאֵם) - Strongs: H7214, but is specifically different from it. The European bison (Bison bonasus) is not believed to have been present in the Bible lands, though it did live in the Caucasus.

Verses:

  • Numbers 23:22
  • Numbers 24:8
  • Deuteronomy 33:17
  • Job 39:9
  • Job 39:10
  • Psalms 22:21
  • Psalms 29:6
  • Psalms 92:10
  • Isaiah 34:7
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​b/bison.html. 2024.
 
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