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Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation. Its name means "the small or young lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. Its
brightest stars form a rough triangle, and it lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major and Leo. Leo Minor was not
regarded as a separate constellation by the ancients.

Constellation of Ursa Major:

In European star charts, the
constellation was visualized with
the 'square' of the Big Dipper
forming the bear's body and the
chain of stars as a long tail.
However, bears do not have long
tails, and Jewish astronomers
considered Alioth, Mizar, and
Alkaid instead to be either three
cubs following their mother.

Ursa depicted as the Great Bear (Jehoshaphat Aspin, 1825)

Ursa Major (Latin: "Larger Bear"), also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the
northern hemisphere. It can best be seen in April. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or
Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance in numerous world cultures.

Isaiah 13:9 “Behold, the day…. Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation;”

Does this not describe the First Trumpet Judgment, to make land desolate by literal burning? We know from
Daniel 7 the Lion and the Bear represent Babylon and Media-Persia. Could this mark the burning destruction of
a third of the earth? Ursa Major, the Bear, is one of the few star groups mentioned in the Bible in Job 9:9; 38:32;
Orion, the “True Shepherd” and the Pleiades crown of authority being the others. Ursa Major was also pictured as
a Bear by Jewish beliefs. “The Bear” was translated as “Arcturus” in the Vulgate and it persisted in the King James
Version of the Bible. “DovBer –Hebrew, Yiddish” is a Jewish proper name meaning Bear. A Bear holding the
“Menorah” is used as a Jewish symbol as well. It looks like God guides “the Bear and her satellites.” Is this symbolic?

The “Bear” and “Young Lion” in scripture

Job 9:9 “Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;”
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Job 38:32 “Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites?”
Psalm 91:13 “You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample
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down.”
It looks like the Young Lion, Christ, is here to trample down the serpent, Satan and his controlling power over
deception. This is mentioned in Genesis 3:15 where the Lord said to the serpent “He (Christ) shall bruise you

15 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Job 9:9). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

16 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Job 38:32). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

17 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ps 91:13). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.