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Topic:
Thoughts And Things Of The Bible -- Archer
An archer is a shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of
high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine
archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase "breaking the bow" (Hos.
1:5; Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while
"strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (Gen.
49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa. 13:18;
Jer. 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42..
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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