Sheep
Sheep [N] [E] [S]
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Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Sheep'". "The New Topical Text Book".. 1897.
- Clean and used as food
Deuteronomy 14:4 - DESCRIBED AS
- Innocent
2 Samuel 24:17
- Agile
Psalms 114:4 Psalms 114:6
- Being covered with a fleece
Job 31:20
- Remarkably prolific
Psalms 107:41 ; 144:13 ; Solomon 4:2 ; Ezekiel 36:37
- Innocent
- Bleating of, alluded to
Judges 5:16 ; 1 Samuel 15:14 - Under mans care from the earliest age
Genesis 4:4 - Constituted a great part of patriarchal wealth
Genesis 13:5 ; 24:25 ; 26:14 - Males of called rams
1 Samuel 15:22 ; Jeremiah 51:40 - Females of, called ewes
Psalms 78:71 - Young of, called lambs
Exodus 12:3 ; Isaiah 11:6 - PLACES CELEBRATED FOR
- Kedar
Ezekiel 27:21
- Bashan
Deuteronomy 32:14
- Nebaioth
Isaiah 60:7
- Bozrah
Micah 2:12
- Kedar
- Flesh of, extensively used as food
1 Samuel 25:18 ; 1 Kings 1:19 ; 4:23 ; Nehemiah 5:18 ; Isaiah 22:13 - Milk of, used as food
Deuteronomy 32:14 ; Isaiah 7:21 Isaiah 7:22 ; 1 Corinthians 9:7 - Skins of, worn as clothing by the poor
Hebrews 11:37 - Skins of, made into a covering for the tabernacle
Exodus 25:5 ; 36:10 ; 39:34 - Wool of, made into clothing
Job 31:20 ; Proverbs 31:13 ; Ezekiel 34:3 - Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Genesis 4:4 ; 8:20 ; Genesis 15:9 Genesis 15:10 - Offered in sacrifice under the law
Exodus 20:24 ; Leviticus 1:10 ; 1 Kings 8:5 1 Kings 8:63 - FLOCKS OF
- Attended by members of the family
Genesis 29:9 ; Exodus 2:16 ; 1 Samuel 16:11
- Attended by servants
1 Samuel 17:20 ; Isaiah 61:5
- Guarded by dogs
Job 30:1
- Kept in folds or cotes
1 Samuel 24:3 ; 2 Samuel 7:8 ; John 10:1
- Conducted to the richest pastures
Psalms 23:2
- Fed on the mountains
Exodus 3:1 ; Ezekiel 34:6 Ezekiel 34:13
- Fed in the valleys
Isaiah 65:10
- Frequently covered the pastures
Psalms 65:13
- Watered every day
Genesis 29:8-10 ; Exodus 2:16 Exodus 2:17
- Made to rest at noon
Psalms 23:2 ; Solomon 1:7
- Followed the shepherd
John 10:4 John 10:27
- Fled from strangers
John 10:5
- Attended by members of the family
- Washed and shorn every year
Solomon 4:2 - Firstlings of, not to be shorn
Deuteronomy 15:19 - Firstlings of, not to be redeemed
Numbers 18:17 - Firstlings of, could not be dedicated as a free-will offering
Leviticus 27:26 - Tithe of, given to the Levites
2 Chronicles 31:4-6 - First wool of, given to the priests
Deuteronomy 18:4 - Time of shearing, a time of rejoicing
1 Samuel 25:2 1 Samuel 25:11 1 Samuel 25:36 ; 2 Samuel 13:23 - WERE FREQUENTLY
- Given as presents
2 Samuel 17:29 ; 1 Chronicles 12:40
- Given as tribute
2 Kings 3:4 ; 2 Chronicles 17:11
- Destroyed by wild beasts
Jeremiah 50:17 ; Micah 5:8 ; John 10:12
- Taken in great numbers in war
Judges 6:4 ; 1 Samuel 14:32 ; 1 Chronicles 5:21 ; 2 Chronicles 14:15
- Cut off by disease
Exodus 9:3
- Given as presents
- False prophets assume the simple appearance
Matthew 7:15 - ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the Jews
Psalms 74:1 ; 78:52 ; 79:13
- Of the people of Christ
John 10:7-26 ; John 21:16 John 21:17 ; Hebrews 13:20 ; 1 Peter 5:2
- Of the wicked in their death
Psalms 49:14
- Of those under Gods judgment
Psalms 44:1
- (In patience and simplicity,) of patience, of Christ
Isaiah 53:7
- (In proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
Psalms 119:176 ; Isaiah 53:6 ; Ezekiel 34:16
- (Lost,) of the unregenerate
Matthew 10:6
- (Separation from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
Matthew 25:32 Matthew 25:33
- Of the Jews
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Sheep'". "The New Topical Text Book".