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Javelin

JAV'ELIN, , noun A sort of spear about five feet and a half long, the shaft of which was of wood, but pointed with steel; used by horse or foot. Every Roman soldier carried seven javelins.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Numbers 25:7