Animals in Israel

Drawing from Robertson Smith, Howard Eilberg-Schwartz lists numerous biblical characters with animal names (The Savage in Judaism, 116): Eglon means calf, Nahash is a serpent, Oreb is Raven and Ze’eb is a wolf. Seir the Horite has Shobal (young lion), Zibeon (hyena), Anah (wild ass), . . . . Continue Reading »