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Fox

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: F By: James P. Boyd

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(hairy). The jackal meant, as it is gregarious and feeds on carcasses (Judg. 15:4⁴And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. (Judges 15:4); Psa. 63:10¹⁰They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. (Psalm 63:10); Song of Sol. 2:15¹⁵Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. (Song of Solomon 2:15); Ezek. 13:4⁴O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. (Ezekiel 13:4); Luke 9:58⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Luke 9:58)).

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