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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
• Cross-Bearing
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The Topic Concordance
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Tract Society
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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• Bear
Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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• Roller Bearing
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Philip O'Sullivan Beare
The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• Monuments in Their Bearing On Biblical Exegesis
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• ܕ݁ܶܒ݁ܳܐ
• ܛܥܶܢ
• ܝܺܠܶܕ݂
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Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Sin Bearing
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• ἀνέχομαι
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That bears were common in Palestine appears from several passages in the Old Testament, 1 Samuel 17:34,36,37; 2 Samuel 17:8; 2 Kings 2:24 . The species known in Syria resembles the common brown bear; it is sill met in the recesses of Lebanon. To a sullen and ferocious disposition, the bear joins immense strength, considerable sagacity, and the power of climbing trees. Her ferocity, especially when her young are injured, is proverbial. See 2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12; Isaiah 11:7; Hosea 13:8 .