Insects larger than wasps; their descent on the Canaanites assisted the conquest by the Israelites (Exod. 23: 28, NRSV marg.; Joshua 24: 12).
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"hornets." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 24, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e899>.
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"hornets." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e899 (accessed May 24, 2013).