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Evil-Favoredness
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ē -v 'l -fā´vẽrd -nes
The word is the translation of the Hebrew דּבר רע , dābhār ra‛ , lit "evil thing," and refers to the ritual unfitness for sacrifice of any animal which, though included in the class of clean beasts, yet possesses a blemish (see the word), or otherwise lacks beauty of symmetry, or is lean-fleshed (Deuteronomy 17:1 the King James Version; compare "ill blemish," Deuteronomy 15:21 ). We find these conditions combined in Genesis 41:3 , Genesis 41:4 , Genesis 41:19 , Genesis 41:20 , Genesis 41:21 , Genesis 41:27 , where the seven "ill-favored and lean-fleshed" kine of Pharaoh's dream are mentioned.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Evil-Favoredness'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/evil-favoredness.html. 1915.