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The killing of a dog ("a shepherd's dog, or a house-dog, or a Vohunazga [i.e. stray] dog, or a trained dog") is considered to lead to damnation in the afterlife. [53] A homeowner is required to take care of a pregnant dog that lies near his home at least until the puppies are born (and in some cases until the puppies are old enough to take care ...
But the more the woman urged her petition, the more He strengthened His denial; for He calls the Jews now not sheep but sons, and the Gentiles dogs; He answered and said unto her, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and give it to dogs." [3] Glossa Ordinaria: "The Jews were born sons, and brought up by the Law in the worship of one ...
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire, And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire; The proverb is a favourite of the British politician Ken Livingstone who used it on the occasion of his failure to rejoin the Labour Party in 2002. [ 8 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. The New International Version translates the passage as: "Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
Crocodile — We do not read this word in any other place than Lev. 11:29 , where it corresponds to the Hebrew, צָב tsāḇ; the animal is, nevertheless, oftener spoken of in the Holy Books under cover of several metaphors: רַהַב ráhâb, "the proud" (Isaiah 51:9); תנין tánnîn, "the stretcher" (Ezekiel 29:3); לִוְיָתָן ...
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Saluki dog. According to the majority of Sunni scholars, dogs can be owned by farmers, hunters, and shepherds for the purpose of hunting and guarding and the Qur'an states that it is permissible to eat what trained dogs catch. [32] Among the Bedouin, the saluki dogs are cherished as companions and allowed in the tents.
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