Bible Encyclopedias
Swift Beasts

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

( כּרכּרות , kirkārōth ( Isaiah 66:20 )): the King James Version and the English Revised Version "swift beasts," the English Revised Version margin and the American Standard Revised Version "dromedaries." In Micah 1:13 ( רכשׁ , rekhesh ) a horse is meant, the Revised Version (British and American) "swift steed." See CAMEL; HORSE .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Swift Beasts'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/swift-beasts.html. 1915.