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Badgers are found in the Holy Land. 19th- and early 20th century scholars popularised the idea that תַּחַשׁ referred to the dugong, which can be found in the Red Sea and whose skin was traditionally used by Bedouins for the purposes mentioned in the Bible. [9] However, both the "badger" and "dugong" interpretations contradict ...
Biblical sandals. Biblical sandals (Hebrew: סנדלים תנ"כיים, sandalim tanakhim), also called Tanakhi sandals and Khugistic sandals (Hebrew: סנדלים חוגיסטיים, sandalim ḥugistim), [1] are sandals consisting of a sole with two leather straps that pass across the top of the foot, and one around the heel. [2]
[49] [50] Early English translators had no knowledge of the hyrax, so they did not give a name for them, though "badger" or "rock-badger" has also been used more recently in new translations, especially in "common language" translations such as the Common English Bible (2011). [51]
Tzaraath (Hebrew: צָרַעַת ṣāraʿaṯ), variously transcribed into English and frequently translated as leprosy (though it is not Hansen's disease, the disease known as "leprosy" in modern times [1]), is a term used in the Bible to describe various ritually impure disfigurative conditions of the human skin, [2] clothing, [3] and houses. [4]
The priestly undergarments (Biblical Hebrew: מִכְנְסֵי־בָד, romanized: miḵnəsē-ḇāḏ) were "linen breeches" worn by the priests and the High Priest in ancient Israel.
The name's Badger. James Badger. Honey badgers have gained a certain amount of notoriety in the United States, thanks to their reputation for being tough, uncompromising, and a bit of a bully.
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Despite being listed among the birds by the Bible, bats are not birds, and are in fact mammals (because the Hebrew Bible distinguishes animals into four general categories—beasts of the land, flying animals, creatures which crawl upon the ground, and animals which dwell in water—not according to modern scientific classification).