Motif
animal emblems of martial power
animal_emblems_of_martial_power
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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jewish christian
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Deuteronomy Chapter 31 / Chapter 32 / Footnotes / Chapter 33; lines 2004-2067 confidence: high
Joseph’s land is blessed with precious things from heavens, dew, deep, sun, moon, ancient mountains, everlasting hills, earth’s fullness, and the goodwill of the one who lived in the bush; Joseph is separated from brothers and has wild ox horns associated with Ephraim and Manasseh.
Joseph has wild ox horns that push peoples, Gad is a lioness that tears arm and head, and Dan is a lion’s cub leaping from Bashan.
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