Deer(antelope, hart, hind, roe)
/deer/
Summary
A clean animal permitted for food under the Mosaic law, including several species native to Palestine such as the hart, fallow deer, and roebuck.
☩Clean Animal
The deer was among the clean animals that Israel could eat, listed with the hart, roebuck, and fallow deer. Solomon's table was supplied daily with deer. The female deer (hind) is noted for its grace and sure-footedness. David compared his feet to hinds' feet, making him sure-footed in battle and escape.
Key verses:Deuteronomy 12:15Deuteronomy 14:51 Kings 4:232 Samuel 22:34Psalm 18:33
☩Figurative Uses
The panting deer became a picture of the soul's thirst for God: 'As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.' The swiftness and grace of deer appear in many similes. The beloved in Song of Solomon is compared to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
Key verses:Psalm 42:1Song of Solomon 2:9Song of Solomon 8:14Isaiah 35:6
Related Verses27 mentions
See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Deer," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Deer," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).