Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Bible References

His tail

Revelation 9:10
and they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and their power was in their tails to hurt men five months.
Daniel 8:9
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beauty of the earth.

Of the

Revelation 17:18
And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which has kingship over the kings of the earth.

General references

Deuteronomy 32:11
As the eagle stirreth up its nest, Hovereth over its young, Spreadeth out its wings, Taketh them, beareth them on its feathers,
Isaiah 66:7
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
Daniel 7:21
I beheld, and that horn made war with the saints, and prevailed over them;
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;
Acts 7:19
He dealt subtilly with our race, and evil entreated the fathers, casting out their infants that they might not live.
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male child.