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Bible Dictionaries
Hunting
Smith's Bible Dictionary
or Hunting. Hunting, as a matter of necessity, whether for the extermination of dangerous beasts or for procuring sustenance, betokens a rude and semi-civilized state;
as an amusement, it betokens an advanced state.
The Hebrews, as a pastoral and agricultural people, were not given to the sports of the field; the density of the population, the earnestness of their character, and the tendency of their ritual regulations, particularly those affecting food, all combined to discourage the practice of hunting.
The catching of smaller animals was, first, either by digging a pitfall; or, secondly, by a trap which was set under ground, Job 18:10, in the run of the animal, Proverbs 22:5, and caught it by the leg, Job 18:9, or lastly, by the use of the net, of which there were various kinds, as or the gazelle, Isaiah 51:20, Authorized Version, "wild bull," and other animals of that class.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Hunting'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/h/hunting.html. 1901.
