series of animals is mentioned. These seem to refer to nations or ethnicities. For example, the eagles may refer to the Roman empire; the Islamic nation is represented by the asses; Egyptians are wolves; the Assyrians are lions, and so on. See Daniel 10 for other like imagery. Other writers have attempted to be more specific. Starting with Adam and Eve, the story begins. Abraham may be a white bull, Ishmael the wild ass; Isaac the white bull, Jacob a white sheep, Esau the wild boar. There is the concept that Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, give rise to all the various animals or
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