Bible Dictionaries
Spider
Holman Bible Dictionary
An animal in Palestine known in the Bible for spinning a web (Job 8:14; Isaiah 59:5 ). The spider's web is usually used as a sign of frailty. See Animals .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Spider'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/spider.html. 1991.