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Horses
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
or Were anciently less used for labor, in Bible land, than oxen and asses. They were used by princes and warriors, both with and without chariots, Exodus 14:9,23 Esther 6:8 Ecclesiastes 10:7 . The finest description of the war-horse ever written is found in one of the most ancient books, Job 39:19-25 . Horses were common in Egypt, Genesis 47:17 50:9 Song of Song of Solomon 1:9; but the Jews were at first forbidden to go there for them, Deuteronomy 17:16 , or the keep any large number, Joshua 11:6 2 Samuel 8:4 . The object of this was to restrain them from growing proud, idolatrous, and fond of conquest, Isaiah 31:1-3 . Solomon, however, procured a large cavalry and chariot force, 2 Chronicles 1:14-17 9:25 . Horses were sometimes consecrated to idols, 2 Kings 23:11 , and were often used as symbols of angelic and earthly powers, under the control of God, 2 Kings 2:11 6:15-17 Zechariah 1:8 6:2-6 Revelation 2:18:13 .
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Horses'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/h/horses.html. 1859.
