| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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The shepherd. Moses who fed the flocks of Jethro, his father-in-law. | 1 |
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| “Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top |
| Of Oreb or of Sinai didst inspire |
| That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed |
| In the beginning how the heavens and earth |
| Rose out of chaos.” | |
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Milton: Paradise Lost, bk. i. 8. |
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N.B. Oreb, or Horeb and Sinai, are two heights of one mountain. | 2 |
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