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Fowler
The arts of, referred to Ps. 91:3; 124:7; Prov. 6:5; Jer. 5:26; Hos. 9:8; Ezek. 17:20; Eccl. 9:12. Birds of all kinds abound in Palestine, and the capture of these for the table and for other uses formed the employment of many persons. The traps and snares used for this purpose are mentioned Hos. 5:1; Prov. 7:23; 22:5; Amos 3:5; Ps. 69:22; comp. Deut. 22:6, 7.
In the Bible
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Verses where Fowler is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Hosea 9:8
The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!
- Proverbs 6:5
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- Psalms 91:3
Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
- Psalms 124:7
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Scripture on Fowler
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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