Bible Dictionary
Roe
The roe was a gazelle or similar graceful antelope found in Palestine. Scripture associates it with beauty, swiftness, and grace, and lists it among animals permitted for food.
Biblical Usage
The gazelle is listed among animals permitted for food and is used in descriptions of swiftness, beauty, grace, and longing. The doe or ibex is associated with the mountain regions in the passages where that related term occurs.
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