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sea cow
Definition:
The term "sea cow" refers to a large sea animal that eats sea grass and other vegetation on the ocean floor.
- A sea cow is grey with thick skin. It moves in the water using its flippers.
- The skins or hides of the sea cow were used by people in Bible times for making tents. These animal hides were used in the coverings for the tabernacle.
- It was nicknamed the "sea cow" because it eats grass like a cow does, but they are not similar in other ways.
- Related animals are the "dugong" and the "manatee."
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(See also: tabernacle)
Bible References:
The person who received the scroll would see the unbroken seal and know that no one had opened it.