Encyclopedia entry
Archer
A shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase “breaking the bow” (Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one’s power, while “strengthening the bow” is a symbol of its increase (Gen. 49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa. 13:18; Jer. 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42. (See BOW).
In the Bible
5
Verses where Archer is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Amos 2:15
The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
- Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
- Jeremiah 4:29
Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
- Jeremiah 51:3
Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!
- Proverbs 26:10
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Scripture on Archer
11
Archer references
1
Voices on Archer
12
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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