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top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the
mountains of the leopards." (The Bible, Song of Solomon, 4:8).
"The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his
lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin." (The Bible,
Nahum, 2:12) (Khalaf-von Jaffa, 2006).
"Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the
habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and
who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who
will appoint me the time? And who is that shepherd that will stand before me?"
(The Bible, Jeremiah, 49:19 and 50:44) (Khalaf-von Jaffa, 2006).

The taxidermied Lioness (Panthera leo) at the Museum of Natural History in Al-Baq'a,
Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Occupied Palestine … Photo: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali
Taher Khalaf-von Jaffa ... 27.07.2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/15601180745/
"There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a
voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled." (The Bible,
Zechariah, 11:3) (Khalaf-von Jaffa, 2006).
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 136 – April 2016