- the first beast:
- "Andª beforeª the¹ throneª [there was] a seaª of glassª like² unto¹ crystal:ª andª inª the midstª of the¹ throne,ª andª round aboutª the¹ throne,ª [were] fourª beastsª fullª° of eyes²¹ beforeª andª behind.ª" {Rev 4:6} + "Judahª [is] a lion'sª whelp:ª from the prey,ª¹ my son,ª thou art gone up:ª° he stooped down,ª° he couchedª° as a lion,ª and as an old lion;ª who¹ shall rouse him up?ª°" {Gen 49:9} + "Every manª of the childrenª of Israelª shall pitchª° by¹ his own standard,ª with the ensignª of their father'sª house:ª far offª¹ aboutª the tabernacleª of the congregationª shall they pitch.ª° ... And the childrenª of Israelª didª° according to all¹ that¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Moses:ª so¹ they pitchedª° by their standards,ª and so¹ they set forward,ª° every oneª after their families,ª according to¹ the houseª of their fathers.ª" {Num 2:2-34} + "Behold,¹ the peopleª shall rise upª° as a great lion,ª and lift up²° himself¹ as a young lion:ª he shall not¹ lie downª° until¹ he eatª° [of] the prey,ª and drinkª° the bloodª of the slain.ª" {Num 23:24} + "He couched,ª° he lay downª° as a lion,ª and as a great lion:ª who¹ shall stir him up?ª° Blessedª° [is] he that blessethª° thee, and cursedª° [is] he that cursethª° thee." {Num 24:9} + "For the transgressionª of a landª manyª [are] the princesª thereof: but by a manª of understandingª° [and] knowledgeª° the stateª [thereof] shall be prolonged.ª°" {Prv 28:2} + "As for the likenessª of their faces,ª they fourª had the faceª of a man,ª and the faceª of a lion,ª on¹ the right side:ª and they fourª had the faceª of an oxª on the left side;ª¹ they fourª also had the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 1:10} + "And every oneª had fourª faces:ª the firstª faceª [was] the faceª of a cherub,ª and the secondª faceª [was] the faceª of a man,ª and the thirdª the faceª of a lion,ª and the fourthª the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 10:14} + "Every oneª had four² faces² apiece,ª²¹ and every oneª fourª wings;ª and the likenessª of the handsª of a manª [was] under¹ their wings.ª" {Ezk 10:21}
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