The meaning of Tortoise in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Heb. tsabh). Ranked among the unclean animals (Leviticus 11:29). Land tortoises are common in Syria. The LXX. renders the word by "land crocodile." The word, however, more probably denotes a lizard, called by the modern Arabs dhabb .

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Tortoise {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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