Biblical Bestiary: Hedgehog - The BAS Library

Biblical Bestiary: Hedgehog

Hedgehogs appear in figurative art and literature across the biblical world but their identification in the Bible is problematic. About 16 species of hedgehog, distributed among five different genera from the family Erinaceidae, currently live naturally in most of Eurasia and Africa, in various habitats from deserts to tundra. Hedgehogs are characteristically equipped with thousands … Continue reading Biblical Bestiary: Hedgehog