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Archer

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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A shooter with the bow (1 Chronicles 10:3 ). This art was of high antiquity (Genesis 21:20; 27:3 ). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Samuel 31:3 ). The phrase "breaking the bow" (Hosea 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35 ) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while "strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (Genesis 49:24 ). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isaiah 13:18; Jeremiah 49:35; 50:9,14,29,42 . (See BOW).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Archer'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/archer.html. 1897.
 
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