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Scorpions

Mentioned along with serpents (Deut 8:15). Used also figuratively to denote wicked persons (Ezek 2:6; Luke 10:19); also a particular kind of scourge or whip (1 Kgs 12:11). Scorpions were a species of spider. They abounded in the Jordan valley.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).