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Oreb ( Hebrew: עֹרֵב, Orev) and Zeeb ( Hebrew: זְאֵב, Z'ev) were two Midianite princes mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Oreb ( / ˈɔːrɛb /) [1] is a Hebrew Old Testament name, meaning raven while Zeeb means wolf. [2] By the time of the Judges, Oreb and Zeeb were raiding Israel with the use of swift camels, until they were decisively ...
The raven (Hebrew: עורב ; Koine Greek: κόραξ) is the first species of bird to be mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, [5] and ravens are mentioned on numerous occasions thereafter. In the Book of Genesis, Noah releases a raven from the ark after the great flood to test whether the waters have receded (Gen. 8:6–7).
Noah's Ark ( Hebrew: תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: Tevat Noaḥ) [ Notes 1] is the boat in the Genesis flood narrative through which God spares Noah, his family, and examples of all the world's animals from a global deluge. [ 1] The story in Genesis is based on earlier flood myths originating in Mesopotamia, and is repeated, with variations ...
The Bible mentions animals from varying regions of the Middle East. The ostrich, for instance, a denizen of the torrid regions, and the camel, of the waterless districts around Palestine, are mentioned side by side with the roebuck and deer of the woody summits of Lebanon. This variety, greater probably in Palestine than in any other country in ...
Ravens feed Elijah by the brook Cherith, from Die Bibel in Bildern. Chorath, Kerith (Hebrew: נַחַל כְּרִית Naḥal Kərīṯ), or sometimes Cherith (/ ˈ k ɔːr ɑː θ /; from the Septuagint's Greek: Χειμάῤῥους Χοῤῥάθ cheimárrhous Chorrháth), is the name of a wadi, or intermittent seasonal stream mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
—Edgar Allan Poe "Not the least obeisance made he" (7:3), as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1884) "The Raven" follows an unnamed narrator on a dreary night in December who sits reading "forgotten lore" by the remains of a fire as a way to forget the death of his beloved Lenore. A "tapping at [his] chamber door" reveals nothing, but excites his soul to "burning". The tapping is repeated ...
Serpents ( Hebrew: נָחָשׁ, romanized : nāḥāš) are referred to in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in the religious traditions and cultural life of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan. [ 1] The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the ...
"And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel." Lincoln Cathedral. In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel (/ ə ˈ z eɪ z əl, ˈ æ z ə ˌ z ɛ l /; Hebrew: עֲזָאזֵל ʿĂzāʾzēl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur.