5160 heel
Dictionary of Bible Themes

Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5125 Parts of the body and clothing  »  5160 heel

The heel as a vulnerable part of the body

Genesis 3:15; Job 18:9

“Lifting up one's heel” as a metaphor of betrayal

Psalm 41:9; John 13:18

Jacob grasps Esau by the heel at birth

Genesis 25:26 Jacob's name means “he grasps the heel” which, figuratively, means “he deceives”; Hosea 12:3

See also

5095  Jacob, life
5151  feet
5798  betrayal
5865  gestures
6145  deceit



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