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Horn
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
or Of animals were used as drinking vessels, and to hold ointments, perfumes, etc., 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Kings 1:39 . The "horns of the altar" were its four corners and elevation on them, Exodus 27:2 30:2 . See ALTAR .
The principal defense and ornament of many beasts are in their horns; and hence the horn is often a symbol of strength, honor, and dominion. The Lord exalted the horn of David, and of his people; he breaketh the horn of salvation, and of defiling the horn in the dust, Deuteronomy 33:17 1 Samuel 2:1,10 Job 16:15 Psalm 75:10 Daniel 7:20-24 Luke 1:69 . There may be an allusion in these passages to a very common part of the female dress in some parts of the East. The married women among the Druses of mount Lebanon still wear on their heads silver horns, as in the accompanying cut; the other head is that of an Abyssinian chief.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Horn'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/h/horn.html. 1859.
