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Topic:
Thoughts And Things Of The Bible -- Badger Skins
There is much obscurity as to the meaning of the word tachash,
rendered "badger" in the Authorized Version, (Exodus 25:5;
35:7) etc. The ancient versions seem nearly all agreed that it denotes
not an animal but a color, either black or sky-blue. The badger is not
found in the Bible lands. The Arab duchash or tufchash denotes a
dolphin, including seals and cetaceans. The skins referred to are
probably those of these marine animals, some of which are found in the
Red Sea. The skin of the Halicore, one of these, from its hardness would
be well suited for making soles for shoes. (Ezekiel 16:10)
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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