A dictionary of the . gar-ment of the king, 1 Chr. 15 : 27, etc., weremade of it. LINES. This expression refers tothe mode of measuring land with a cordor line, Am. 7 : 17 ; Zech. 1:16; 2 : 1, 2,and came thus to denote a definite allot-ment of real estate, an inheritance. :6. LINTEL, the head-piece of a door-frame, by which the superimposed massis supported. The Hebrews were com-manded to strike blood upon it on thePassover night, Ex. 12 : 22. LINUS, a Christian of Rome, afriend of St. Paul and Timothy, 2 : 21, and, according to tradition, thefirst bishop of Rome after Peter.
A dictionary of the . gar-ment of the king, 1 Chr. 15 : 27, etc., weremade of it. LINES. This expression refers tothe mode of measuring land with a cordor line, Am. 7 : 17 ; Zech. 1:16; 2 : 1, 2,and came thus to denote a definite allot-ment of real estate, an inheritance. :6. LINTEL, the head-piece of a door-frame, by which the superimposed massis supported. The Hebrews were com-manded to strike blood upon it on thePassover night, Ex. 12 : 22. LINUS, a Christian of Rome, afriend of St. Paul and Timothy, 2 : 21, and, according to tradition, thefirst bishop of Rome after Peter. LION. This animal was found inPalestine as late as the twelfth century,but has disappeared with the it was of the Asiatic species,with a short curly mane, smaller, morecompact, and less formidable than the521 LIP LOA African lion. The king of beasts is men-tioned about one hundred and thirtytimes in the Bible. Besides the generalname, six Hebrew words are used for thisanimal, marking different conditions of. Lion. age and prowess. His roar is describedby four words, and his movements bysix. Lebaoth, Arieh, Laish, and otherplaces were named from this animal. Lions were captured in pitfalls, towhich there is allusion in Eze. 19 : 4, S ;2 Sam. 23 : 20. Shepherds occasionallyattacked them single-handed. 1 : The Scriptures record how thelion, when famished, often attacked theflock, devoured men, and even ravagedvillages. This animal was partial to thejungles of the Jordan, and when driventhence by the annual freshet was muchenraged. Jer. 49 : 19 : 50 : 44. As thesymbol of royal power and strength, themost princely of all the tribes bore thisanimal on its banner, Gen. 49 : 9. and inthe Revelation Christ is calied the Lionof the tribe of Judah. The representations of this animal inthe sculptures of Solomons temple andpalace will be remembered, as will alsofrequent rhetorical references to it as thesymbol of various well-known character-istics, such as co
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