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Palmer-worm

3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.

These works date from 1896–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references

(Heb. gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders like a palmer or pilgrim, or which travels like pilgrims in bands (Joel 1:4; 2:25), the wingless locusts, or the migratory locust in its larva state.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

pam'-er-wurm (gazam; Septuagint kampe (Am 4:9; Joe 1:4; 2:25)): "Palmer-worm" means "caterpillar," but the insect meant is probably a kind of locust.

See INSECTS; LOCUST.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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