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Hollow container fashioned by a bird to contain its eggs and young. Nest is often used as a simile or metaphor for a human dwelling (Numbers 24:21; Job 29:18; Habakkuk 2:9; Proverbs 27:8 ). The term translated “nest” (Matthew 8:20; Luke 9:58 ) suggests a leafy “tent” rather than a nest.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nest'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​n/nest.html. 1991.
 
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