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Palmerworm

(Heb. gazam) occurs (Joel 1:4; 2:25; Amos 4:9) It is maintained by many that gazam denotes some species of locust. but it is more probably a caterpillar.

In the Bible

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

  • Amos 4:9

    “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

  • Joel 1:4

    What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.

  • Joel 2:25

    I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — My great army that I sent against you.

Scripture on Palmerworm

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Palmerworm references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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