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Scorpion

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Comments: Hottentotta tamulus, The Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India

 

Credit: מינוזיג - MinoZig

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Comments: Scorpio maurus palmatus. Sde boker, Israel.

 

Scorpion (Hebrew עקרב ‛aqrâb - Strongs: H6137, Greek σκορπίος skorpios - Strongs: G4651) — Very common in all hot, dry, stony places; is taken as an emblem of the wicked.

Verses:

  • Deuteronomy 8:15
  • 1 Kings 12:11
  • 1 Kings 12:14
  • 2 Chronicles 10:11
  • 2 Chronicles 10:14
  • Ezekiel 2:6
  • Luke 10:19
  • Luke 11:12
  • Revelation 9:3
  • Revelation 9:5
  • Revelation 9:10
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​s/scorpion.html. 2024.
 
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