Calf [N] [S]

Calves were commonly made use of in sacrifices, and are therefore frequently mentioned in Scripture. The "fatted calf" was regarded as the choicest of animal food; it was frequently also offered as a special sacrifice ( 1 Samuel 28:24 ; Amos 6:4 ; Luke 15:23 ). The words used in Jeremiah 34:18 Jeremiah 34:19 , "cut the calf in twain," allude to the custom of dividing a sacrifice into two parts, between which the parties ratifying a covenant passed ( Genesis 15:9 Genesis 15:10 Genesis 15:17 Genesis 15:18 ). The sacrifice of the lips, i.e., priase, is called "the calves of our lips" ( Hosea 14:2 , RSV, "as bullocks the offering of our lips." Compare Hebrews 13:15 ; Psalms 116:7 ; Jeremiah 33:11 ).



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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Calf". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Calf. [N] [E]



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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Calneh, or Calno (fortress of Anu ), appears in #Ge 10:10| among the cities of Nimrod Probably the site is the modern Niffer In the eighth century BC Caneh was taken by one of the Assyrian kings, and never recovered its prosperity #Isa 10:9; Am 6:2|'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.






"to skip like a calf" (Psalms 29:6); "the calf and the young lion and the fatling together" (Isaiah 11:6); "a habitation deserted .... there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof" (Isaiah 27:10).


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CALF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.