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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Scorpions
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Mentioned along with serpents (Deuteronomy 8:15 ). Used also figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezekiel 2:6 ; Luke 10:19 ); also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 Kings 12:11 ). Scorpions were a species of spider. They abounded in the Jordan valley.
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Scorpions'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/ebd/s/scorpions.html. 1897.