Bible Encyclopedias
Gazel
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
love songs with which the Mohammedan dervishes called Bactashites (q.v.) salute every one they meet. They are applied allegorically to the divine love. (See CANTICLES).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gazel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gazel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.