Bible Dictionaries
Swine
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. hazir), regarded as the most unclean and the most abhorred of all animals (Leviticus 11:7; Isaiah 65:4; 66:3,17; Luke 15:15,16 ). A herd of swine were drowned in the Sea of Galilee (Luke 8:32,33 ). Spoken of figuratively in Matthew 7:6 (see Proverbs 11:22 ). It is frequently mentioned as a wild animal, and is evidently the wild boar (Arab. khanzir), which is common among the marshes of the Jordan valley (Psalm 80:13 ). Copyright Statement
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 'Swine'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/swine.html. 1897.