What the Bible says about
Cattle
7 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.”— 1 Kings 8:63 BSB
“but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.”— Genesis 33:17 BSB
“Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.”— Proverbs 15:17 BSB
“Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.”— Numbers 32:1-4 BSB
“You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan.”— Ezekiel 39:18 BSB
“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.””— Amos 4:1 BSB