Maculation
Maculation is 1. the act of spotting. 2. a spotted condition. 3. a marking of spots, as on an animal. 4. a disfiguring spot or stain.
Jacob made a bargain with Laban that he would continue working for him if he could keep every sheep stricken with maculation.
"let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from there every speckled and spotted sheep and every black one among the lambs and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and such shall be my wages." (Genesis 30:32, NASB)
Note: This oil on canvas, "Jacob with the Flock of Laban" by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652), hangs in the National Gallery in London.
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