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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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Bible References:

• Numbers 04:5-6
• Numbers 04:12-14
• Numbers 04:24-26

The person who received the scroll would see the unbroken seal and know that no one had opened it.