Anagogic Avifauna
This bird is one of the first two birds specifically named in the Bible. This bird is in the same family as pigeons. Noah sent out one of these birds out three times after the Flood to determine the drainage of the waters. When Jesus was baptized, holy spirit appeared "in the bodily shape like a [this bird]."
What is a dove?
A grandson of Noah, and the fourth son of Ham. The 11 tribes that descended from this man eventually inhabited the region along the eastern Mediterranean between Egypt and Syria. That area was called “the land of [this name].”
Who is Canaan?
Originally the Jebusite stronghold that came to be called “the City of David.” David established his royal residence here. This place became a mountain especially holy to Jehovah when David had the sacred Ark transferred there.
What is Zion?
Near this city, Jesus Christ healed the sight of blind Bartimaeus and his companion. In Judea, when giving his illustration of the neighborly Samaritan, Jesus alluded to the road from Jerusalem to this city. Near this city, an angelic prince appeared to Joshua and outlined the procedure for taking this city.
What is Jericho?
The first and most frequently mentioned metal in the Bible. From the beginning it has been a noble metal highly valued for its weight, rarity, durable nontarnishing luster, shimmering beauty, ductility, and malleability. The book of Job mentions mining and refining operations for this metal.
What is gold?
A large bird of prey. Some believe that the Hebrew name derives from a root word meaning “tear in pieces or lacerate.” Others view it as onomatopoeic (that is, a name whose very sound suggests the thing meant) and believe that neʹsher represents a “rushing sound,” or “gleaming flash,” hence a bird that dives after its prey, plummeting downward with a rushing sound and like flashing light through the air.
What is an Eagle?
A son of Shem, named second at Genesis 10:22 and 1 Chronicles 1:17. He was the forefather of the Assyrians. Eventually his descendants would come to worship a god by the same name; a sort of “deified patriarch." The name of this man is incorporated in many Assyrian names, such as those of Esar-haddon and Ashurbanipal.
Who is Asshur?
A leading priest during the last decade of the kingdom of Judah; son of Maaseiah. This man was twice sent by Zedekiah to Jeremiah, first to inquire of Jehovah about Judah’s future and later to request him to pray on their behalf. A man with the same name was a prophet of Jehovah in Judah during the early part of Josiah’s reign; writer of the book bearing his name.
Who is Zephaniah?
The city in Mesopotamia where Abram’s (Abraham’s) brother Haran was born. In royal tombs at this city, excavators have found many objects of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and other costly materials, as well as indications that early Sumerian kings and queens of the city were buried with their retinue of male and female servants. Jehovah appeared to Abraham and directed him to leave this city.
What is Ur?
This metal was a soft metal, easily beaten and shaped into many forms. The mountains of the Promised Land contained this metal. Solomon made castings of items near Succoth with this metal. The Bible speaks of Javan, Tubal, and Meshech as sources of this metal. Being one of the oldest metals known, Tubal-cain prior to the Noachian Flood forged tools out of this metal.
What is copper?
It is a large bird of the pheasant family, about the size of a turkey. Because of its majestic beauty, this bird was greatly prized from ancient times. In King Solomon’s time his fleet of ships of Tarshish made triannual voyages, bringing cargoes of “gold and silver, ivory, and apes and [this bird].
What is a Peacock?
The first-named son of Ham and father of six sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca, and Nimrod. This man and his named descendants are included among those from whom “the nations were spread about in the earth after the deluge.” This man is very evidently a principal progenitor of the dark-complexioned branch of the human family.
Who is Cush?
A chief tax collector at Jericho who became one of Christ’s disciples. He was likely over the other tax collectors in and around Jericho. This man, in the manner of most tax collectors, had probably employed questionable practices in connection with his position to procure part of his notable wealth, for, indeed, “he was rich.”
Who is Zacchaeus?
The most prominent of five cities, all of which were apparently located at the Low Plain of Siddim. When Abraham and Lot decided to move farther apart, to avoid disputes among their herdsmen, Lot went eastward into the well-watered District of the Jordan and pitched his tent near this city. This city persisted in a course in defiance of Jehovah, causing him to describe the city as very heavy with sin, and evnetually to destroy it.
What is Sodom?
The metal was useful as weight on fishlines and nets and for heavy lids, or covers. Moses poetically sang in triumph that the Egyptians “sank like [this metal]” in the Red Sea. Some versions of this metal is sometimes used as a pottery glaze, as is evidenced in the ruins of Egypt and Nineveh.
What is lead?
A chickenlike (gallinaceous) bird, stout-bodied, smaller than the pheasant, able to run and dodge with great swiftness, seldom resorting to flight and tiring quickly when it does. The Hebrew name of this bird means “caller.” David, moving from hiding place to hiding place in his endeavor to evade King Saul’s relentless pursuit, aptly likened himself to “a [this bird] upon the mountains.”—1Sa 26:20
What is a partridge?
Listed second among the sons of Ham. This man was the progenitor of the Egyptian tribes, and the name came to be synonymous with Egypt. In the Amarna Tablets, written in Akkadian, the Canaanites refer to Egypt as Misri, similar to the modern Arabic name for the land (Misr).
Who is Mizraim?
This woman met Moses at a well, when she and her six sisters were watering their father’s flocks. When certain shepherds came on the scene and, as was their custom, attempted to drive the girls away, Moses helped the girls out, even watering the flocks himself. For this kindness he was invited to her household, and eventually her priestly father Jethro gave her in marriage to Moses.
Who is Zipporah?
An ancient city listed in the earliest Canaanite boundary description. This city was apparently the most southwesterly city assigned to the tribe of Judah. This city lies in a well-watered region known for its olive groves, fruit and sycamore trees, grapevines, and grain. Ultimately this city's importance stemmed primarily from its location on the main road linking Egypt with Palestine.
What is Gaza?
This metal is the fourth most plentiful element in the crust of the earth. The Bible record reveals that it was used in the making of tools, nails, gates, weapons, fetters, instruments for writing, and even false gods. This metal can occasionally be found in meteors. King David gathered together huge quantities of this metal for use in the temple construction.
What is Iron?
This bird is a bird of prey and scavenger combined. Found in both black and red varieties in Palestine, this bird is included among the unclean birds according to the Law. The Hebrew name ʼai·yahʹ is believed to be in imitation of the piercing cry of this bird. Job uses the [this bird] as an example of superior sharp-sightedness, while showing that man’s ingenuity and his search for wealth lead him into underground paths that even the farseeing birds of prey cannot see.
What is a kite?
Grandson of Noah and first-named son of Japheth, born after the Flood. The nation that descended from this man is historically associated with the ancient Cimmerians, an Aryan race who evidently settled in the region N of the Black Sea. Ezekiel’s prophecy concerning the assault by “Gog of the land of Magog” against the regathered people of Jehovah lists “this man and all his bands” among Gog’s forces.
Who is Gomer?
This man ruled for 7 days as the fifth king of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel. His rule was very short because the army sided with opposing king Omri and immediately returned sieze this man. To avoid capture, this King burned a building down over himself. This man is noted for doing what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. Jezebel’s last words recalled the consequences that befell him.
Who is Zimri?
One of the oldest and most prominent cities of ancient Greece. The city itself was built on two terraces, one about 100 ft above the other. The Isthmian Games, celebrated every two years and drawn on by the apostle Paul for some of his most striking illustrations, were established at the isthmian temple of Poseidon in this city.
What is Corinth?
Under Solomon’s rule, this metal became so abundant in Jerusalem that silver was counted “as nothing at all,” “like the stones.” Once every three years ships brought cargoes of this metal from Tarshish (apparently Spain, which is still a producer of this metal).
What is Silver?