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(Agama stellio) חרדון מצוי - tanning on a branch

Very common israeli lizard I found on the beach. there is a trick that you can turn them over and pet their bellys and they fall asleep. just gotta love'em. they're called "Hardon" in hebrew.

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Comments: Lizard. Israel

 

Lizard — Immense is the number of these reptiles in Israel; no less than 44 species are found there, Among those mentioned in the Bible we may cite:

  1. The Letã'ah - Strongs: H3911 (Lev 11:30), general name of the lizard, applied especially to the common lizard, the green lizard, the blindworm, etc.;
  2. the chõmét - Strongs: H2546 (Lev 11:30), or sand lizard;
  3. the çãb - Strongs: H6632 (Lev 11:29), or dább of the Arabs (Uromastix spinipes);
  4. the kõâh - Strongs: H3581 (Lev 11:30), the divers kinds of monitor (psammosaurus scincus, hydrosaurus niloticus, etc.);
  5. the 'anãqah - Strongs: H604 (Lev 11:30) or gecko;
  6. the semãmîth - Strongs: H8079 (Pro 30:28) or stellio.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:29
  • Leviticus 11:30
  • Proverbs 30:28
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​l/lizard.html. 2024.
 
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