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The perch is a type of freshwater fish, and while specific species like perch are not named in the biblical texts, fishing and fish are frequently mentioned, symbolizing sustenance, abundance, and spiritual truths.<br><br><b>Fishing in the Bible</b><br><br>Fishing was a common occupation in biblical times, especially around the Sea of Galilee, where many of Jesus' disciples, such as Peter, Andrew, James, and John, were fishermen by trade. The act of fishing and the imagery of fish are used metaphorically in several biblical passages.<br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus calls His disciples to be "fishers of men" (<a href="/matthew/4-19.htm">Matthew 4:19</a>), indicating the mission of spreading the Gospel and bringing people into the Kingdom of God. This metaphor highlights the importance of evangelism and the transformative power of the Gospel.<br><br><b>Symbolism of Fish</b><br><br>Fish are often associated with God's provision and blessing. In the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus multiplies five loaves and two fish to feed a large crowd, demonstrating His divine power and compassion (<a href="/matthew/14-17.htm">Matthew 14:17-21</a>). This miracle underscores the theme of God's abundant provision for His people.<br><br>Additionally, fish are used as a symbol of faith and identity among early Christians. The Greek word for fish, "ichthys," became an acronym for "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior," and was used as a secret symbol among believers during times of persecution.<br><br><b>Clean and Unclean Fish</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the dietary laws given to the Israelites in <a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">Leviticus 11:9-12</a> distinguish between clean and unclean fish. Fish with fins and scales were considered clean and permissible to eat, while those without were deemed unclean. This distinction was part of the broader Levitical code that set the Israelites apart as God's chosen people, emphasizing holiness and obedience.<br><br><b>Fishing as a Metaphor for Judgment</b><br><br>The imagery of fishing is also used in the context of divine judgment. In <a href="/habakkuk/1-14.htm">Habakkuk 1:14-17</a> , the prophet describes the Babylonians as fishermen who catch nations in their nets, illustrating the impending judgment and conquest that God would allow as a consequence of Israel's disobedience.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the specific fish known as perch is not mentioned in the Bible, the broader themes and symbolism associated with fish and fishing provide rich insights into biblical teachings on provision, evangelism, identity, and judgment. These themes continue to resonate with believers, offering spiritual lessons and reflections on God's relationship with humanity.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens, / Americana), and the European perch (P. fluviatilis).<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidae, Serranidae, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.<p>8. (<I>v. i.</I>) To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.<p>9. (<I>v. t.</I>) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.<p>10. (<I>v. t.</I>) To occupy as a perch.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2682.htm"><span class="l">2682. kataskenosis -- a lodging</span></a> <br><b>...</b> nest. From kataskenoo; an encamping, ie (figuratively) a <b>perch</b> -- nest. see GREEK<br> kataskenoo. (kataskenoseis) -- 2 Occurrences. 2681, 2682. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2682.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/wilmot-buxton/the_life_of_duty_a_years_plain_sermons_v_2/sermon_xliii_known_by_their.htm"><span class="l">Known by their Fruits.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> shoulder. It is a serious question for you and me, for preacher and people,<br> does the White Dove <b>perch</b> on my shoulder as I preach? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xliii known by their.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/the_evil_and_its_remedy.htm"><span class="l">The Evil and Its Remedy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> history of birds, and yet he had learned all he knew in his study, and had never<br> so much as seen a bird either flying through the air or sitting upon its <b>perch</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the evil and its remedy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/farrar/gathering_clouds_a_tale_of_the_days_of_st_chrysostom/chapter_lxvii_the_exile_at.htm"><span class="l">The Exile at Cucusus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> BOOK VI CHAPTER LXVII THE EXILE AT CUCUSUS. 'Dirotti brevemente'"mi rispose, <b>Perch</b>'<br> io non temo di venir qua entro; Temer si dee di sole quelle cose. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter lxvii the exile at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/father_and_judge.htm"><span class="l">Father and Judge</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thus, 'without respect of persons,' great men and little, rich men and poor, educated<br> men and illiterate, people that <b>perch</b> themselves on their little stools <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/father and judge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ugolino/the_little_flowers_of_st_francis_of_assisi/chapter_xlvii_of_a_holy.htm"><span class="l">Of a Holy Brother to whom the Mother of Christ Appeared when He <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> of contemplation in a notable degree; and often when he was ravished and raised<br> above the earth in ecstasy, all kinds of birds used to come and <b>perch</b> on his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ugolino/the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter xlvii of a holy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xlii_the_sermon_on_the_8.htm"><span class="l">The Sermon on the Mount.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A serpent might resemble an eel or a <b>perch</b>, but if given it would be both deceptive<br> and injurious. We often misunderstand God's answer thus. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlii the sermon on the 8.htm</font><p><a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_cccxlii_for_an_infant.htm"><span class="l">For an Infant School.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The winds that blow"God sends them all. The beasts that graze with downward eye,.<br> The birds that <b>perch</b>, and sing, and fly,. The fishes swimming in the sea,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccxlii for an infant.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cxlv_whit_sunday.htm"><span class="l">Whit Sunday</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Fountain of Sweets! Eternal Dove! Which leav'st Thy glorious <b>perch</b> above,. And<br> hovering down, vouchsafest thus. To make Thy nest below with Us. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cxlv whit sunday.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cciv_song_to_david.htm"><span class="l">Song to David</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For Adoration, in the dome. Of CHRIST, the sparrows find a home; And on His olives<br> <b>perch</b>: "The swallow also dwells with thee,. O man of GOD's humility,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cciv song to david.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/the_triumph_of_faith.htm"><span class="l">The Triumph of Faith</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Note the refuge of tempted faith. What was Hezekiah to do with the crafty missive?<br> It was hoped that he would listen to reason, and come down from his <b>perch</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the triumph of faith.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/perch.htm"><span class="l"><b>Perch</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> n.) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of<br> the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow <b>perch</b> (Perca flavescens <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perch.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/roost.htm"><span class="l">Roost (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (n.) The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a <b>perch</b>. <b>...</b> 5. (vi)<br> To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to <b>perch</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/roost.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rod.htm"><span class="l">Rod (138 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) An instrument for measuring. 7. (n.) A measure of length containing<br> sixteen and a half feet; -- called also <b>perch</b>, and pole. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rod.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perchance.htm"><span class="l">Perchance (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perchance.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perception.htm"><span class="l">Perception (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perception.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pole.htm"><span class="l">Pole (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (c) A Maypole. 3. (n.) A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5/<br> yards, or a square measure equal to 30/ square yards; a rod; a <b>perch</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pole.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/block.htm"><span class="l">Block (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8. (n.) The <b>perch</b> on which a bird of prey is kept. 9. (vt) Any obstruction, or cause<br> of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/block.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bat.htm"><span class="l">Bat (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They commonly pick the fruit and eat it on some distant <b>perch</b> beneath which<br> the seeds and the ordure of these animals are scattered. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bat.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sit.htm"><span class="l">Sit (216 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> chair, or on the ground. 3. (vt) To <b>perch</b>; to rest with the feet drawn up,<br> as birds do on a branch, pole, etc. 4. (vt) To remain in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sit.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dove.htm"><span class="l">Dove (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> would return to its mate. But the raven only flew over the water and returned<br> to <b>perch</b> on the ark. This was not satisfactory, so <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dove.htm - 28k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-model.html">What is the Moses model of church leadership? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/perch.htm">Perch: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Perch (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Matthew 13:32</a></span><br />which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Mark 4:32</a></span><br />yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/perch.htm">Perch</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/perch.htm">Perch (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/uncertainty.htm">Uncertainty (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/listen.htm">Listen (441 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/roughly.htm">Roughly (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rough.htm">Rough (24 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/perched.htm">Perched (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pardoned.htm">Pardoned (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/perhaps.htm">Perhaps (89 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chance.htm">Chance (78 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/answers.htm">Answers (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/endure.htm">Endure (90 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/condition.htm">Condition (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lost.htm">Lost (85 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/blood.htm">Blood (435 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/return.htm">Return (499 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/according.htm">According (7613 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gospel.htm">Gospel (108 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm">Jonathan (109 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/monthly.htm">Monthly (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hebrews.htm">Hebrews (24 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sacrifice.htm">Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sodomite.htm">Sodomite (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/perception_vs._reality.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Perception vs. Reality"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Perception vs. Reality" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/perchance.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Perchance"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Perchance" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>