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Nave Topical Bible
• Lion
Thompson Chain Reference
• Lions
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Lion, the
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Lion
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Lion
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Lions
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Lion
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Lion
• Den of Lions
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Lion
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Lion
King James Dictionary
• Lion
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Lion-Like Men
• Lion
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Lion
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Lion
People's Bible Dictionary
• Lion
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Lion
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Lion
• Lion
Wilson's Bible Types
• Lion
Webster Dictionary
• Sea Lion
• Lions' Teeth
• Lion-Hearted
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Lion
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Ant-Lion
• Lion
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Lion
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Lion
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Lion
• Lion-Worship
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• British Lion
• Coeur de Lion
• Lion, the
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Lion
• Lion, Henri Julius
• Lion, Isaac Jacob
Lexicons
• ܐܰܪܝܳܐ
• ܐܰܪܝܳܐ
• λέων
• אֲרִי , אַרְיֵה
• אֲרִאֵל
• אֲרִידָתָא
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LI'ON, n. L. leo, leonis, Gr.

1. A quadruped of the genus Felis, very strong, fierce and rapacious. The largest lions are eight or nine feet in length. The male has a thick head, beset with long bushy hair of a yellowish color. The lion is a native of Africa and the warm climates of Asia. His aspect is noble, his gait stately, and his roar tremendous.

2. A sign in the zodiac.