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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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The well-known animal, that burrows in the ground. Matthew 8:20 . They will eat anything, and are especially fond of grapes. Song of Solomon 2:15 . They are very sly, and cunning in catching their prey; which accounts for Herod Antipas being called a fox by the Lord. Luke 13:32 . It is supposed that the same Hebrew word, shual, includes the JACKAL, which may be intended in Psalm 63:10 , and indeed in other passages. The canis aureus is the common Jackal of Palestine.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Fox'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/f/fox.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Fox'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/f/fox.html. 1897.
