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A rider on a horse. The plural frequently refers to a cavalry (Exodus 14:9-28; Joshua 24:6; 1 Samuel 8:11 ). This association of horsemen with armed forces perhaps sparked the use of the four riders of Revelation 6:2-8 as symbols of military conquest, war, economic injustice, and death and Hades.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Horseman'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/horseman.html. 1991.

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