. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . ure known to exist on which theirweapons are depicted. We can only, there-fore, gather from the notices in Scripture,and by comparison with what we know ofthe habits of the neighboring nations, thenature of the arms with which the Israelitesfought. The first implements of war werethose used first in hunting, but converted bythe wicked to the destruction of their fel-low-men, and were naturally the most sim-ple. 1. Amo
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . ure known to exist on which theirweapons are depicted. We can only, there-fore, gather from the notices in Scripture,and by comparison with what we know ofthe habits of the neighboring nations, thenature of the arms with which the Israelitesfought. The first implements of war werethose used first in hunting, but converted bythe wicked to the destruction of their fel-low-men, and were naturally the most sim-ple. 1. Among these were the club and thethrowing-bat. The club was originally aheavy piece of wood, variously shaped, madeto strike with, and, according to its form, de-nominated a mace, a bar, a hammer, or amaul. The throwing-bat, or throw-stick, isstill used among the native Arabs. Theseinstruments, at first but crooked billets, withflints set into a groove on the side, or sharksteeth bound to them, or, later, with a steelor bronze blade, made the true The sword was so commonly employed,that it very early became a synonym forwar. We may gather that it was probably a. 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 extraordinar
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