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Peacock

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

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(eye feathered cock). An import from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22²²For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (1 Kings 10:22); 2 Chron. 9:21²¹For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. (2 Chronicles 9:21)). The peacock of Job 39:13¹³Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? (Job 39:13) should be ostrich.

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