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Swine

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(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 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Swine'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​s/swine.html. 1897.
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