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From: Concise Bible Dictionary: N By: George A. Morrish

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Fishermen Near Sidon – Dec. 10-20, 1937

Various words are translated “net,” some signifying large nets, and others the drag net. Symbolically nets represent devices secretly laid or they would be shunned, even as a bird avoids a net spread in its sight (Prov. 1:17¹⁷Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. (Proverbs 1:17)). The kingdom of heaven is compared to a net cast into the sea, which gathers good and bad; “the wicked” will be sorted from “the just” at the end of the age (Matt. 13:47-49⁴⁷Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: ⁴⁸Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. ⁴⁹So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, (Matthew 13:47‑49)). Satan and the wicked also prepare their nets and snares (Psa. 141:10¹⁰Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. (Psalm 141:10); 1 Tim. 3:7⁷Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. (1 Timothy 3:7)).

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Trammel nets for snaring migratory quail near Gaza.

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