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Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.
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The 'Foxes' Were Likely Jackals
Commentators almost unanimously agree that the Hebrew word used here, 'shualim,' more accurately refers to jackals than foxes. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott note that jackals were abundant in the region and traveled in packs, making the capture of 300 a more plausible feat than catching that many solitary foxes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Foxes - Rather, “jackals,” which are still very common in Palestine, especially about Joppa and Gaza. 1 Samuel 13:17,[Reference …
19th Century
Anglican
Caught three hundred foxes.—Rather, three hundred jackals. The word Shualim is used for both; but it would be di…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes Nor should this be thought at all incredible, since Canaan and Palest…
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