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Eglath-shelishiyah

Heb. ‘eglah, ([Deut. 21:4](/deut#Deut.21.4), [6](/deut#Deut.21.6); [Jer. 46:20](/jer#Jer.46.20)). Untrained to the yoke ([Hos. 10:11](/hos#Hos.10.11)); giving milk ([Isa. 7:21](/isa#Isa.7.21)); ploughing ([Judg. 14:18](/judg#Judg.14.18)); treading out grain ([Jer. 50:11](/jer#Jer.50.11)); unsubdued to the yoke an emblem of Judah ([Isa. 15:5](/isa#Isa.15.5); [Jer. 48:34](/jer#Jer.48.34)).

Heb. parah ([Gen. 41:2](/gen#Gen.41.2); [Num. 19:2](/num#Num.19.2)). Bearing the yoke ([Hos. 4:16](/hos#Hos.4.16)); “heifers of Bashan” ([Amos 4:1](/amos#Amos.4.1)), metaphorical for the voluptuous females of Samaria. The ordinance of sacrifice of the “red heifer” described in [Num. 19:1-10](/num#Num.19.1); comp. [Heb. 9:13](/heb#Heb.9.13).