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Bear
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Bear. Proverbs 17:12. The Syrian bear seems but a variety of the brown bear of Europe and Asia, though it is much lighter in color. Its food is seeds, fruits, and roots, to which it occasionally adds a goat or sheep.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Bear'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/b/bear.html. 1893.