Preparation of a hunt with the net
The Assyrian relief shows some men accompanied by hunting dogs. The men are carrying nets and poles that they will set up for the hunt. Chased by the dogs, the game animals were impelled towards the stretched net so that they got caught and could easily be killed.
Josh 23:13; Ps 9:15; 25:15; 35:7; 57:6–7; 140:5; 141:10; Prov 7:22; 29:5; Isa 24:17; Lam 1:13; Hos 5:1
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