. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Egyptians fishing.—From Bent Hassan.—(Rawlinsons jjdt. ii. 102.) the conversion (Jer. xvi. 16 ; Ez. xlvii. 10), or of Ithe destruction (Eccl. ix. 12; Ez. xxix. 3 ff.; Am. |. Egyptian spearing Fish.—From Rosellini.—(Fbn.) iv. 2; Hab. i. 14) of Gods enemies ; in the mostly historical ( 18, 20, 21, &c), me-taphorical in Mat. iv. 19,xiii. 47 ff., &c. The mostusual method of catchingfish was by the use of thenet, either the castingnet (Hab. i. 15 ; Ez. , 14, &c), probably re-sembling the one usedin Egypt, or the draw ordrag net (Is. xix.
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . Egyptians fishing.—From Bent Hassan.—(Rawlinsons jjdt. ii. 102.) the conversion (Jer. xvi. 16 ; Ez. xlvii. 10), or of Ithe destruction (Eccl. ix. 12; Ez. xxix. 3 ff.; Am. |. Egyptian spearing Fish.—From Rosellini.—(Fbn.) iv. 2; Hab. i. 14) of Gods enemies ; in the mostly historical ( 18, 20, 21, &c), me-taphorical in Mat. iv. 19,xiii. 47 ff., &c. The mostusual method of catchingfish was by the use of thenet, either the castingnet (Hab. i. 15 ; Ez. , 14, &c), probably re-sembling the one usedin Egypt, or the draw ordrag net (Is. xix. 8 ; 15 ; Mat. xiii. 4V), whichwas larger and requiredthe use of a boat: thelatter was probably mostused on the Sea of Gali-lee, as the number ofboats kept on it was veryconsiderable. Anglingwas a favorite pursuit of the wealthy in Egypt, andwas followed by the poor who could not afford anet; the requisites were a hook and a line (Jobxli. 1; Is. xix. 8; Hab. i. 15); the rod was oc-casionally dispensed with, and is not mentionedin the Bible. The custom of drying fish is fre-quently represented in the Egyptian still more scientific method was with the tri-dent or the spear, as
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