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Dolphins, known for their intelligence and playful nature, are marine mammals that inhabit the seas and oceans, which are frequently referenced in biblical texts.<br><br><b>Biblical Context and Symbolism</b><br><br>In the Bible, the sea is a significant symbol, representing both chaos and the unknown, as well as God's creation and power. While dolphins are not specifically mentioned, they are part of the diverse marine life that God created. <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a> states, "So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good." This verse highlights the richness and variety of life in the seas, which would include dolphins as part of God's good creation.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In the ancient Near East, dolphins were known and depicted in various art forms, often symbolizing swiftness and grace. While the Bible does not directly reference dolphins, the Israelites would have been familiar with them, especially those living near the Mediterranean Sea. Dolphins were often seen as friendly creatures, sometimes assisting sailors, which could align with biblical themes of God's provision and care.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the existence of dolphins and other sea creatures underscores the majesty and creativity of God as the Creator. The diversity and complexity of marine life reflect God's wisdom and power. <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a> invites believers to consider the natural world as a testament to God's handiwork: "But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind."<br><br><b>Dolphins in Christian Thought</b><br><br>In Christian symbolism, dolphins have occasionally been used to represent Christ's resurrection and the idea of salvation. This symbolism arises from the dolphin's reputation for saving drowning sailors, paralleling Christ's role as the Savior of humanity. While this symbolism is more prevalent in later Christian art and literature, it reflects the broader biblical theme of deliverance and redemption.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While dolphins are not directly mentioned in the Bible, they are part of the vast and wondrous marine life that testifies to God's creative power and care for His creation. Through the lens of Scripture, dolphins can be appreciated as a reflection of the beauty and diversity of God's world.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.<p>8. (<I>n.</I>) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.<p>9. (<I>n.</I>) A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">DOLPHIN</span><p>dol'-fin. See <a href="../b/badger.htm">BADGER</a>.<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/abbott/cyrus_the_great/chapter_iv_croesus.htm"><span class="l">Croesus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of Minerva's temple."Stratagem of Thrasybulus"Success of the stratagem."A treaty<br> of peace concluded."Story of Arion and the <b>dolphin</b>."The alternative <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/cyrus the great/chapter iv croesus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/huxley/lay_sermons_addresses_and_reviews/a_prefatory_letter.htm"><span class="l">A Prefatory Letter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> surprising region in which "geometry, algebra, and the theory of numbers melt into<br> one another like sunset tints, or the colours of a dying <b>dolphin</b>," may be of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/a prefatory letter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/moodys_stories/the_moody_colportage_library.htm"><span class="l">The Moody Colportage Library</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Walton 58 Naaman the Syrian. AB Mackay 60 Weighed and Wanting. DL Moody 61 The Crew<br> of the <b>Dolphin</b>. Hesba Stretton 63 Meet for the Master's Use. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/the moody colportage library.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cxxxiii_the_world.htm"><span class="l">The World</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A fading paint, the short-lived bliss. Of air and humour [154] ; out and in,. Like<br> colours in a <b>dolphin's</b> skin: But must not live beyond one day,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cxxxiii the world.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_xvii_the_constellations.htm"><span class="l">The Constellations.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Poseidon also placed the <b>dolphin</b> in the sky for the sake of Amphitrite; and he gave<br> a place among the stars to Orion the son of Euryale, the daughter of Minos <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xvii the constellations.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_14_of_the_captivity_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Captivity of the Saints, and that Divine Consolation Never <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> believe what they read in their own books, that Arion of Methymna, the famous lyrist,<br> [75] when he was thrown overboard, was received on a <b>dolphin's</b> back and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 14 of the captivity of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyril/lectures_of_s_cyril_of_jerusalem/oration_xxxiii_against_the_arians.htm"><span class="l">Against the Arians, and Concerning Himself.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Which of these is a crime? Would anyone abuse a <b>dolphin</b> for not being a land animal,<br> or an ox because it is not aquatic, or a lamprey because it is amphibious? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xxxiii against the arians.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/andromeda.htm"><span class="l">Andromeda</span></a> <br><b>...</b> anger of Nereus Ranges, the king of the shore; if he see on a glittering shallow,<br> Chasing the bass and the mullet, the fin of a wallowing <b>dolphin</b>, Halting, he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/andromeda.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/chapter_vi_babylonia_and_assyria.htm"><span class="l">Babylonia and Assyria</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Hittites paid tribute, as also did Phoenicia, where he sailed on the<br> Mediterranean in a ship of Arvad and killed a <b>dolphin</b> in its waters. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/lectures_delivered_in_america_in_1874/lecture_ii_the_stage_as.htm"><span class="l">The Stage as it was Once.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> times"so the legend ran"an old black wooden image, a woman with a horse's head and<br> mane, and serpents growing round her head, who held a <b>dolphin</b> in one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/lectures delivered in america in 1874/lecture ii the stage as.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/dolphin.htm"><span class="l"><b>Dolphin</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis);<br> the true <b>dolphin</b>. <b>...</b> It is the fish commonly known as the <b>dolphin</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dolphin.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/badger.htm"><span class="l">Badger (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> A seal, Monachus albiventer (Arabic fukmeh), the porpoise, Phocoena comrnunis, and<br> the common <b>dolphin</b>, Delphinus delphis, are all found in the Mediterranean. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/badger.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/domain.htm"><span class="l">Domain (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/domain.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zoology.htm"><span class="l">Zoology</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deer, Red Deer (sv DEER) (3) Camelidae, Camel PROBOSCIDEA: Elephant HYRACOIDEA:<br> Coney SIRENIA: Dugong (sv BADGER) CETACNA: Whale, <b>Dolphin</b>, Porpoise RODENTIA <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zoology.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/doleful.htm"><span class="l">Doleful (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/doleful.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/porpoise.htm"><span class="l">Porpoise (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer. 2. (n.) A<br> true <b>dolphin</b> (Delphinus); -- often so called by sailors. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/porpoise.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aquila.htm"><span class="l">Aquila (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A genus of eagles. 2. (n.) A northern constellation<br> southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the <b>Dolphin</b>; the Eagle. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aquila.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/skin.htm"><span class="l">Skin (115 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Hebrew name of the animal (tachash) is the same as the Arabic tuchas, which<br> means the <b>dolphin</b> and the "sea-cow" or halicore of the Red Sea, of which genus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/skin.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/money.htm"><span class="l">Money (284 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Phoenician standard of about 220 grains, which represents, on the obverse, the god<br> Melkarth, the Tyrian Hercules, tiding on a seahorse, and, beneath, a <b>dolphin</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/money.htm - 69k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/dolphin.htm">Dolphin: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a 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