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Fatling

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Fatling. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A fatted animal for slaughter (2 Sam.
  2. 2.Ps.
  3. 3.1 Sam.

  1. Fatling (1)

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    A fatted animal for slaughter (2 Sam. 6:13; Isa. 11:6; Ezek. 39:18. Comp. Matt. 22:4, where the word used in the original, sitistos, means literally “corn-fed;” i.e., installed, fat).

  2. Fatling (2)

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    Ps. 66:15 (Heb. meah, meaning “marrowy,” “fat,” a species of sheep).

  3. Fatling (3)

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    1 Sam. 15:9 (Heb. mishneh, meaning “the second,” and hence probably “cattle of a second quality,” or lambs of the second birth, i.e., autmnal lambs, and therfore of less value).

In the Bible

1

Verses where Fatling is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Isaiah 11:6

    The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

Scripture on Fatling

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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