Sheep Shearing
In spring (April/May), the annual sheep shearing was a hallmark of the year for the shepherds. For the shear, the legs of a sheep are bound; then its woolen fleece is removed with a shearing knife or a blade shear.
Gen 31:19; Gen 38:12–13; 1 Sam 25:2–7; 2 Sam 13:23–24; Song 4:2; Isa 53:7; Acts 8:32
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