A dictionary of the . itful-ness, and the continuance and increaseof both in the tribe of Judah. Therewas a breed of asses far superior tothose that were used in labor, and whichare supposed to be referred to in mostof the passages above cited. The female, or she-ass, was particu-larly valuable for the saddle and for hermilk, which was extensively used forfood and for medicinal purposes. I The ass was used in agricultural labor,especially in earing (ploughing) the 1 ground and it to prepare itfor the seed. Isa. 30:24 and 32 prohibition, Deut. 22:10, mighthave been found
A dictionary of the . itful-ness, and the continuance and increaseof both in the tribe of Judah. Therewas a breed of asses far superior tothose that were used in labor, and whichare supposed to be referred to in mostof the passages above cited. The female, or she-ass, was particu-larly valuable for the saddle and for hermilk, which was extensively used forfood and for medicinal purposes. I The ass was used in agricultural labor,especially in earing (ploughing) the 1 ground and it to prepare itfor the seed. Isa. 30:24 and 32 prohibition, Deut. 22:10, mighthave been founded in part on the in-equality of strength between the oxand the ass, and the cruelty of puttingupon thein the same burden, but wasintended chiefly to mark the separationof the Jews from surrounding nations,among whom such a union of differentbeasts was not uncommon. So service-able, and indeed essential, to man wasthis animal in ancient times that todrive away the ass of the fatherless isreckoned among the most atrocious acts. Tiie Eastern Ass . {After Wood. Animal Kingdom.) of oppression and cruelty, Job 24 : 3, asdepriving an orphan family of their onlycow would be regarded at the presentday. The attachment of thisanimal toits owner is among its remarkable cha-racteristics. In this respect it closelyresembles the dog. Hence the severityof the prophets rebuke. Isa. 1: 3. The fact stated in 2 Kgs. 6: 25 showsthat such was the extremity of the fam-ine that the people were willing to givean exorbitant price for the head of an unclean animal. The ass, when dead, was thrown intoan open field, and that part of his fleshwhich was not consumed by beasts and77 ASS ASS birds was suffered to putrefy and could be more disgraceful thanto expose a human body in the likemanner. Jer. 22 : 19 ; 36 : 30. Our Saviours entrance into Jerusalemriding upon an asss colt fulfilled theprophecy in Zech. 9:9. It is not con-sidered in the East less honorable toride this animal than a horse.
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