Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.
Archer
A shooter with the bow (
1 Chr. 10:3
). This art was of high antiquity (
Gen. 21:20, 27:3
). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (
1 Sam. 31:3
). The phrase "breaking the bow" (
Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35
) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while "strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (
Gen. 49:24
). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (
Isa. 13:18; Jer. 49:35, 50:9, 14, 29, 42
.
(
See BOW
)
Original from The Bible Foundation - bf.org. They claim public domain status for their original text.