Dict: easton - Hunting

Hunting @ mentioned first in kjv@Genesis:10:9 in connection with Nimrod. Esau was "a cunning hunter" kjv@Genesis:25:27). Hunting was practised by the Hebrews after their settlement in the "Land of Promise" kjv@Leviticus:17:15; kjv@Proverbs:12:27). The lion and other ravenous beasts were found in Palestine ( kjv@1Samuel:17:34; kjv@2Samuel:23:20; kjvKings:13:24; kjv@Ezekiel:19:3-8), and it must have been necessary to hunt and destroy them. Various snares and gins were used in hunting kjv@Psalms:91:3; kjv@Amos:3:5; kjv@2Samuel:23:20). War is referred to under the idea of hunting kjv@Jeremiah:16:16; kjv@Ezekiel:32:30).