. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Oriental Cutting or Piercing Weapons. 1,2, Swords ; 3,4, Till war Swords; 5, Quarter-pike ; C, Horn Dagger. light, short weapon, much the same as a largodagger, double-edged, and strong enough toinflict a fearful wound. It was carried in asheath slung by a girdle, and rested upon thethigh or the hips. That it was of metal, isindicated by the allusion to its brightness and glittering; but from Josh, v., 2, 3,1 wo maype
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Oriental Cutting or Piercing Weapons. 1,2, Swords ; 3,4, Till war Swords; 5, Quarter-pike ; C, Horn Dagger. light, short weapon, much the same as a largodagger, double-edged, and strong enough toinflict a fearful wound. It was carried in asheath slung by a girdle, and rested upon thethigh or the hips. That it was of metal, isindicated by the allusion to its brightness and glittering; but from Josh, v., 2, 3,1 wo mayperhaps infer that in early times the mate-rial was flint. The sword is said to de-vour, because the Hebrew word for edgeis literally mouth of the 3. Ofthe spear there were different kinds. That 1 The marginal reading is5 Judg. iii., 1C; 1 Sam. xvii., M2C; xx., 8, 10; Pea. xlv., S; cxlix., 0; Ezek. xiv., 17 knives of flints.—xxv., 13; 2 Sam. ii., AEMS, AEMOR of Goliath was of extraordinary size; theshaft, or staff, a heavy piece of wood, the. Bowmen and Spearmen. head made of metal. This kind of spearSaul was in the habit of using; and it wasthis, called javelin in our version, withwhich he tried to pin David to the walL
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