Sheep Shearing
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