Archer
Archer
(, kashshath’, a bowman, Gen 21:20; , baal- chitstsim’, arrow-man, Gen 49:23; , enosh’ bakke’sheth, bowman, 1Sa 31:3; moreh’ bakke’sheth, shooter with the bow, 1Ch 10:3; , one bending the bow, Jer 51:3; comp. Isa 21:17; Isa 23:3; but simply , ke’sheth, a bow, in Isa 22:3; comp. Psa 78:57; while in Job 16:13, the word is , rab, great, prob. a host). From the frequent appearance of combatants armed with bows and arrows on the Egyptian monuments (see Wilkinson’s Anc. Egypt. 1, 337, 354, 405) and Babylonish sculptures (see Layard’s Nineveh, 2, 261), we may conclude that this art is of very high antiquity (see Jahn’s Archaol. 278). In Gen 21:20, Ishmael is spoken of as an archer, and again in Gen 27:3, but with reference to hunting rather than to war; and this appears to have been long the case with the Israelites, though the neighboring nations employed it for military purposes. SEE ARMOR.
Saul, we read (1Sa 31:3), was wounded by the Philistine archers, and it has been conjectured that it was the unskillfulness of the Israelites with this weapon which led David, while lamenting the death of the king and his sons, to give directions for teaching the children of Judah the use of the bow (2Sa 1:18). SEE BOW. If such were the case, his efforts were successful, for, after this period, from its frequent mention in the Holy Scriptures, archery would appear to have been considered as of great importance, so much so that breaking the bow is a phrase often employed by the sacred writers for taking away one’s power (Hos 1:5; Jer 49:35), while strengthening the bow was a symbol of the increase of influence (Gen 49:24). The Persians were famous among the ancients for their archers (Isa 13:18; Jer 49:35; Jer 1:1-19). SEE BOWMAN.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Archer
ARCHER.See Armour, Army.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Archer
Gen 49:23 (a) The word is used here to represent the ten brothers of Joseph and also Potiphar’s wife and other enemies who sought to injure and in fact to kill Joseph. They were instruments of Satan to prevent the execution of GOD’s plans.
Job 16:13 (b) The word is used in this passage to describe those who find fault with GOD’s people. These enemies speak evil of GOD’s servants and seek to damage GOD’s children. The wicked words that they speak to and about the Christian are likened to arrows shot by the archer.
Jer 51:3 (b) This is a type of GOD’s own people who are instructed to spare no effort in attacking “Babylon.” Babylon is a type of false religions (see under “BABYLON”). GOD’s people are told to shoot at her, and spare no arrows. The true Christian should never lose an opportunity to expose the evils of the false religious sects who deceive the people and hold them in darkness and superstition.