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Nave Topical Bible
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Scofield Reference Index
• Little Horn
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Moses; Face Shone, Horns?
• Ink- Horn
• Horns of Iron
Torrey Topical Textbook
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Horns of Altar
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Ram's Horn
• Horned Snake
• Horned Owl
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Horned Snake
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Horn (2)
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Rams' Horns
• Horns
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Horns, Altar
• Horn in the Bible
• Horn
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Rams Horns
• Horns
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
• Ram's Horns
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
• Stag-Horned
• Stag-Horn Fern
• Stag-Horn Coral
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Arvid Bernhard, Count Horn
• Basset Horn
• Charles Sylvester Horne
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Horns of the Altar
• Horns, Rams'
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Horn
• Rams' Horns
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Altar-Horns
• Horn
• Horn, John
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Cape Horn
• Golden Horn
• Horn Gate
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Altar Horns
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Einhorn, Ignatz (Eduard Horn)
• Horn, Eduard
• Horns of Moses
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Lexicons
• ܩܰܪܢܳܐ
• κέρας
• יובֵל
• קָרַן
• קֶרֶן , קַרְנַיִם
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Since wild animals used their horns to defend themselves or attack their enemies, Israelites often spoke of the horn as a symbol of power (Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Kings 22:11; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 22:21; Psalms 75:5; Psalms 75:10; Psalms 92:10; Zechariah 1:21; Luke 1:69; Revelation 5:6). Sometimes horns were symbolic of powerful rulers (Daniel 7:7; Daniel 7:24; Daniel 8:20; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:12).

People used certain kinds of horns as musical instruments, particularly on ceremonial occasions (2 Samuel 6:15). In times of battle, the blowing of horns, like the blowing of trumpets or bugles, was a means of making declarations or sending signals (Joshua 6:4; Joshua 6:13; Judges 7:18; 1 Corinthians 14:8). Other horns were made into containers for the oil used in the ceremonial anointing of kings and priests (1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Kings 1:39).

Ornamental horns projected from the four corners of the altars of the tabernacle. The priests applied the blood of certain sacrifices to these horns as part of the ritual for the cleansing of sin (Exodus 27:2; Exodus 29:12; Exodus 30:1-2; Exodus 30:10). Israelite law did not permit the widespread ancient practice of clinging to the horns of the altar to escape punishment for murder (Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 1:51; 1 Kings 2:29).