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Flock

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(usually and properly עֵדֵר, e'der, ποίμνη [or dimin. ποιμνίον, a "little flock,' like חֲשַׂי, chasiph', 1 Kings 20:27]; occasionally מִקְנֶה, mikneh', cattle, as generally rendered; frequently צאֹן, sheep collectively, as commonly rendered; also מִרְעִית," marith', Jeremiah 10:21, pasture, as elsewhere rendered; and עִשְׁתְּרוֹת, ashteroth' [q.v.], Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4; Deuteronomy 28:18; Deuteronomy 28:51, i.e. Venuses, ewes for breeding). (See FOLD); (See PASTURAGE); (See SHEEP).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Flock'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/flock.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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