v. Horse
Gen 45:19 take yourselves from the land of Egypt c to
Exo 14:25 he removed the wheels from their c, and turned them .. upside down
Num 7:3 they brought ..six cutlery and twelve oxen
Jdg 1:19 who lived in the plains .. they had c
1Sa 6:7 make .. now a new c, and take two
2Sa 6:3 they put the ark of .. on a new c
2Ki 2:11 a c of fire with .. set the two apart
2Ki 2:12; 13:14
Chariot (Heb. agâlâh ; rekeb ; merkâbâh; merkâb; hôtsen; etc.; Gr. hárma; rhéd’ ). In contrast to the light chariot that was used in war and served to transport dignitaries on special occasions, the common chariot was a vehicle used in peaceful occupations and for domestic purposes. It was made of wood (1Sa 6:14), and in most cases it had 2 wheels, as the ancient paintings show. The chariot pulled by a cow that the Philistines used to transport the ark (vs 7-14) was possibly like the one seen on the walls of the temple of Ramses III in Medinet Habu, it appears pulled by oxen, and consists of a rustic box made of wood attached to a shaft that has 2 solid wood wheels at its ends. It is very likely that the ones that Joseph sent to his father for the move to Egypt were also 2-wheeled chariots (Gen 45:19, 21, 27; 46: 5). Six covered carts, each drawn by 2 oxen, were used in the desert to transport the tabernacle (Num 7:3-8). A chariot carrying a captive Hebrew woman was engraved in an Assyrian stone relief illustrating Sennacherib’s conquest of Lachish. It has 2 wheels with 8 spokes each and is pulled by oxen. The chariot on which David carried the ark to Jerusalem (2Sa 6:3; 1Ch 13:7) was probably like the one in the Lachish relief. The chariot of Isa 28:28 suggests that in Judah chariots were sometimes drawn by horses and used for threshing instead of ordinary sleds. In Amos 2:13 there is mention of the use of chariots to lift the grain harvest. See war chariot. war chariot War vehicle that, along with horses, was introduced into Canaan and Egypt by the Hyksos. It was light, 2-wheeled, pulled by 2 horses. In early times the wheels had 4 spokes, later 6, and finally 8. The chariot body was made of light material, sometimes covered with metal, and was placed on the axle (cf Jos 17:16, 18; figs. 67, 115, 291, 312). Egyptian chariot figures always show 2 occupants – a driver and a warrior – but the Assyrians and Hittites often had a 3rd, a shield-bearing man. The Hebrew chariots would also have had 3 occupants, as the Heb. probably indicates. shalîsh, literally “the third” (2Ki 9:25, DHH; etc.). The 1st mention of them in the OT appears in the account of Joseph (Gen 41:43). Since he was most likely in Egypt during the Hyksos period, the reference to those boulders would be in complete harmony with the historical facts. 115. Chariot of King Tutankhamun exhibited in the Cairo Museum. When the Israelites entered Canaan, they found that the Canaanites had chariots (Jos 17:16, 18; Jdg 1:19; 4:3). It was not until the time of Solomon that they became part of the current military equipment of the Hebrews (1Ki 1:5; 10:26, 29). They were so popular that 215 a century after Solomon, Ahab had more chariots than any of his allies that participated in the battle of Qarqar against Shalmaneser III. In reality, his 2,000 units were more than the total supplied by the other kings put together. In addition to the chariots of the Israelites, the Bible mentions chariots of the Egyptians (Is. 31:1), the Ethiopians (2Ch 16:8), the Syrians (2Ki 5:9), the Hittites (7:6), and the Assyrians (Nah 2:3, 4; 3:2). The word translated “chariots” in Rev 18:13 describes 4-wheeled vehicles and should be translated as chariots, unless the writer was thinking of the chariots of ancient Babylon. Bib.: AWBL, pp 74, 75, 86-90, 284-287, 297-302; ANET 278, 279.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
(Heb., rekhev and derivatives, from a root meaning to mount and ride). A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by two horses, frequently mentioned in Scripture (Gen 41:43; Gen 50:9; Exo 14:7—Exo 15:19; 1Sa 13:5; 2Sa 8:4; 1Ki 1 :5; 1Ki 9:19; 1Ki 10:28-29). Both divided kingdoms used chariots in war (1Ki 16:9; 1Ki 22:34; 2Ki 23:30). Elijah was honored by being escorted to heaven by a chariot of fire (2Ki 2:11) and his manner of departure became a proverb (2Ki 2:12; 2Ki 13:14). God is represented as having thousands of chariots, showing his power (Psa 68:17). Trusting in cars is vain compared to trusting in God (Psa 20:7).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Animal-drawn vehicle. They were made in various ways for many uses, but the largest number of references in the Bible is to those that had military purposes (†¢Armor and weapons). The patriarchs did not use c., which are first mentioned in the Joseph story (Gen 41:43; Gen 45:19; Gen 46:29). It is known that it was a people called the Hyksos who introduced the use of the wheel to Egypt. Therefore, the aforementioned history must be placed at the time of the domination of said people, or after.
the c. for civil purposes it was made of wood, pulled by horses or oxen. It could have two or four wheels and its use was mainly for cargo. It is known that on the wilderness wanderings the Israelites were c., because “the princes of Israel … brought their offerings before Jehovah” in “six c.”, which Moses gave to the Levites for use in their ministry (Num 7:2-8). The Philistines, to return the †¢ark to the Israelites, placed it on a c. whom they yoked two cows (1Sa 6:1-10). In the first attempt to move the ark to Jerusalem, it was placed on “a new cart” pulled by oxen (2Sa 6:1-7). During the harvest, the sheaves were loaded in a c., from which the expression of Amo 2:13 comes from (†œ… I will squeeze you in your place; as the c. full of sheaves is squeezed† ). The prophet Isaiah spoke of “Jehovah coming with fire, and his c. like a whirlwind, to vent her anger with fury † (Isa 66:15). The idea of fire and whirlwind are sometimes related to a glorious manifestation of the presence of God. At the ascension of Elijah, “a c. of fire with horses of fire† separated him from Elisha and the prophet “went up to heaven in a whirlwind” (2Ki 2:11). Included in Ezekiel’s description of “the likeness of Jehovah’s glory” are the ideas of “stormy wind…cloud…encircling fire…brightness…lightning….” and also four “wheels” (Eze 1: 1-28). In this vision God appears on his throne. Since in Ps 99:1 God appears “sitting on the cherubim”, in the biblical interpretation of the Jews the cherubim were thought to be “the c. of God† and “the throne of God† . Psalm 18:10 says that he †œ rode on a cherub, and flew; he flew on the wings of the wind †. This idea is exactly repeated in 2Sa 22:11.
use of the figure of c. in the prophecy Zechariah does it, who received a vision about four c., which “are the four winds of the heavens” (Zech 6:1-8), which most interpret as an allusion to the action of the Holy Spirit, in the case of the vision of this prophet, who moved in the execution of divine judgments. The image of “the four winds” is also used in Rev 7:1-3.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, This Spanish word can designate two very different vehicles: (a) Two-wheeled vehicle of various shapes, drawn by horses (2 Sam. 8:4), used for war purposes (Ex. 14:9; 1 Sam. 15:1;1 Kings 1:5); by dignitaries (Gen. 41:43; 2 Sam. 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5); for private purposes (Gen. 46:29; 2 Kings 5:9; Acts 8:28). The floor of the car, which was open at the back, rested directly on the axle of the wheels, without springs. The wheels were not crudely made; they were often metallic, and had rims, spokes, and a hub. Chariots were not suited to the rugged terrain of Palestine, where they were little used, but they were widely used by the Canaanites of the plain (Josh. 17:16; Judg. 4:3), as were the Egyptians (Isa. 31:1). ); in Ethiopia (2 Chron. 16:8), in Syria (2 Kings 5:9), the Hittites (2 Kings 7:6), and the Assyrians (Nah. 2:4, 5; 3:2). War chariots generally had a driver (2 Chron. 18:33) and sometimes a shield bearer in addition to the combatant. A third occupant, possibly the groom, was in the Hebrew chariot (2 Kings 9:25). This war chariot was sometimes made of iron or plated with iron (Josh. 17:16, 18; Judg. 1:19; 4:3). The Persians branded projections of the shafts and sometimes of the floor. Under the Seleucids terrible chariots of this kind were brought down on Palestine (2 Macc. 13:2). It is possible that in Rev. 18:13 it is about 4-wheeled vehicles. (b) The vehicle used in times of peace was different from the chariot of war. It was of wood (1 Sam. 6:14), covered or uncovered; in Nm. 7:3 the Hebrew term designates a 4-wheeled cart pulled by oxen (Num. 7:7; 2 Sam. 6:6), or by cows (1 Sam. 6:7); however it seems that horses were sometimes used to pull threshing carts (Is. 28:28) instead of threshing with sticks (Is. 28:27); This car was sometimes used to transport merchandise (2 Sam. 6:3), to transport grain (Am. 2:13) and to transport people (cp Gen. 45:19). In Egypt the chariot had two solid wheels like those still used in western Asia Minor. Assyrian bas-reliefs feature Asian chariots; they have 2 wheels of 4, 6, 8 spokes each, and are pulled by oxen, mules, or by two men.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, designed primarily for the front lines rather than moving troops behind the lines of battle. The four Hebrew terms referring to “chariot” (mer kav, 1Ki 4:26; mer ka vah, Ge 41:43; re kchev, 1Ki 1:5; rekhuv, Ps 104:3) come from the root verb ra kchavʹ, meaning “to ride; mount† . (Ge 24:61; 1Sa 25:42; 1Ki 18:45) The Greek term is har·ma. (Ac 8:28) The chariot provided rapid transportation in combat, gave soldiers a mobile platform from which to fire, and caused psychological shock when charging infantry. In ancient monuments, chariots of abundant and varied designs are represented, which leaves evidence of both their antiquity and their widespread use.
The chariot basically consisted of a platform mounted on a single axle. The sides of the box reached the height of the occupant’s thigh. It was closed at the front and sides, while the rear was left free for quick and easy entry. It was pulled by horses yoked to a wooden yoke that was attached to the spear of the chariot by means of straps. It used to be equipped with quivers, bow cases, shields and spears. Iron sickles that sometimes protruded from wheel hubs posed another threat to foot soldiers. (Jos 17:16, 18; Jg 1:19)…