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archer

Meaning: a shooter of the bow and arrow

See 1 Chronicles 10:3

The art of archery is very ancient (Genesis 21:20; 27:3).

Israel’s King Saul was wounded by Philistine archers (1 Samuel 31:3).

The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isaiah 13:18; Jeremiah 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42.

The phrase “breaking the bow” (Hos. 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one’s power, while “strengthening the bow” is a symbol of increasing it (Genesis 49:24).

More information

• Bows in the Bible
• Arrows in the Bible
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• Answers about armories in the Bible
• Answers about the ancient Israelite army
• War in the Bible
• Who are the Philistines?
• Persia (Iran)—What is its significance in the Bible?