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ORION

A constellation named for the mythological Greek hunter represented as a man of great strength, a worker in iron, who at his death was transferred to the heavens, bound to the sky, and became this constellation. Located E of Taurus, the constellation features Betelgeuse and Rigel, two stars of the first magnitude. Generally mentioned with Pleiades, Orion occurs as testimony to God’s creative power (Amos 5:8; Job 9:9; 38:81; Targ., Peshitta “giant”). The plural of Heb. kĕsîl is used for constellations in general (Isa. 13:10); elsewhere the Hebrew term means “fool” (Prov. 9:13).

Bibliography. G. R. Driver, “Two Astronomical Passages in the Old Testament,” JTS n.s. 4 (1953): 208-12.

Aaron W. Park






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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