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An important animal in the natural history of Palestine; a symbol of power and strength.

Lions seen as a threat to life

Daniel 6:7 See also Judges 14:5; 1 Kings 13:24-28; Kings 20:36; Daniel 6:24

God's deliverance from lions

Daniel 6:22 See also 1 Samuel 17:34-37; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 11:33

The figurative use of lions

As powerful

Job 10:16 See also Genesis 49:9; Psalm 22:13,21

As cunning

Psalm 10:9 See also Psalm 17:12; Lamentations 3:10

As fearsome

Jeremiah 12:8; Jeremiah 51:38

As voracious

Psalm 7:2 See also Psalm 35:17; Psalm 57:4; Jeremiah 2:30; Zephaniah 3:3

They are not invincible

Psalm 34:10 See also Job 4:10-11; Psalm 58:6; Psalm 91:13

Jesus Christ is likened to a lion

Revelation 5:5

Satan is likened to a lion

1 Peter 5:8

The lion in God's new creation

Isaiah 11:6 See also Isaiah 65:25

Lions as a decoration

1 Kings 7:29,36; Kings 10:20

Samson's riddle concerning a lion

Judges 14:12-18

See also

4603  animals
4627  creatures