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Horn

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

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Made of horn or metal, and of various shapes, sizes, and uses

Used much figuratively (Deut. 33:17¹⁷His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deuteronomy 33:17); 1 Sam. 16:1¹And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. (1 Samuel 16:1); Job 16:15¹⁵I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. (Job 16:15); Jer. 48:25²⁵The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 48:25)).

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