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Saturday, September 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Swine

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Comments: Pig farm in Vampula, Finland.

 

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Comments: Yorkshire pigs wallow in mud at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville, Maryland.

 

Swine — The most abhorred of all animals among the Jews; hence the swineherd's was the most degrading employment (Luke 15:15; cf. Matthew 8:32). Swine are very seldom kept in Israel.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:7
  • Deuteronomy 14:8
  • Proverbs 11:22
  • Isaiah 65:4
  • Isaiah 66:3
  • Isaiah 66:17
  • Matthew 7:6
  • Matthew 8:30
  • Matthew 8:31
  • Matthew 8:32
  • Mark 5:11
  • Mark 5:12
  • Mark 5:13
  • Mark 5:14
  • Mark 5:16
  • Luke 8:32
  • Luke 8:33
  • Luke 15:15
  • Luke 15:16
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​s/swine.html. 2024.
 
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