Unicorns in our Midst
There are nine instances in the KJV Old Testament original variations that the word “Unicorn” is used. The word changes based on varying translations but for now just note that these 9 specific times, the context surrounding it is used to describe something stronger or more powerful than your average ox. The context is key so a lot of your newer translations may say something like wild ox, or buffalo, or something like that. The key is something more powerful than an ox and in this period of the world in this region of the world, there is not much that is known to the common man that is more powerful than his ox. He used it for everything in everyday life. In any case lets get into the historical context first. Lets debunk the unicorn theory first. In the 5th century B.C. , Greek Physician, Ctesias, who worked for the King of Persia, collected and compiled stories from traders and merchants of India into a book called Indica. There are various stories within the book but one port...