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Gnat

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Credit: Martin Cooper from Ipswich, UK

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Comments: Window Gnat

 

Gnat — The same insect called sciniph in Ex. 8:16, 17 and Ps. 105:31, and known under the familiar name of mosquito, Culex pipiens, is taken in the New Testament as an example of a trifle.

Verses:

  • Exodus 8:16
  • Exodus 8:17
  • Exodus 8:18
  • Psalms 105:31
  • Matthew 23:24
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​g/gnat.html. 2024.
 
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