Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

The wild goats

General references

Bible References

The wild goats

1 Samuel 24:2
So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
Job 39:1
Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?

The conies

Deuteronomy 14:7
But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you are not to eat these:

the camel, the hare, and the hyrax,
though they chew the cud, they do not have hooves—
they are unclean for you;
Proverbs 30:26
hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

General references

Proverbs 30:26
hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

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