Topic
Horse, Black
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Zechariah 6:2ISBE
In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
- Zechariah 6:6ISBE
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
- Revelation 6:5ISBE
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
- Revelation 6:6ISBE
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
(hippos melas): Symbolic of famine ("balance .... measure of wheat for a shilling," etc., Re 6:5,6; compare Zec 6:2,6).
See REVELATION OF JOHN.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.