Hooks in Biblical History

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What are Hooks?
HOOKS
Various kinds of hooks are mentioned in the Bible. 1. Fish-hooks. See Fish-hooks. 2. The "hook" of 2 Kgs 19:28; Eze 29:4 was probably a ring put through the nose of wild beasts, or, according to the inhuman practice of the ancient Orientals, of human beings. In Job 41:2 such a ring is spoken of, called "thorn." 3. Pruning-hooks, knives hooked at one end. Isa 2:4; Isa 18:5. 4. Flesh-hooks, for getting the flesh out of the caldrons. Eze 27:3; 1 Sam 2:13-14. 5. Hooks to which the carcass was suspended while being flayed, Eze 40:43. This meaning is, however, disputed. 6. Hooks by which the curtains of the tabernacle were suspended, Ex 26:32, Ex 26:37.

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