Beasts

124 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

90 sections

Antichrist
Being Four-Footed
Capable of Being Tamed
Clean used for Food
Clean used for Sacrifice
Clean: Chamois
Clean: Fallow Deer
Clean: First Born of, not Redeemed
Clean: Goat
Clean: Hart
Clean: How Distinguished
Clean: Ox
Clean: Pygarg
Clean: Roebuck
Clean: Sheep
Clean: Wild Goat
Clean: Wild Ox
Created by God
Creation of, Exhibits God's Power
Devoid of Immortality
Devoid of Speech
Devoid of Understanding
Differ in Flesh from Birds and Fishes
Domestic: Not to be Cruelly Used
Domestic: To be Taken Care of
Domestic: To Enjoy the Sabbath
Early Distinguished Into Clean and Unclean
Found in Deserts
Found in Fields
Found in Forests
Found in Mountains
Frequently Suffered on Account of the Sins of Men
Given to Man for Food After the Flood
Habitations of Dens and Caves
Habitations of Deserted Cities
Habitations of Under Spreading Trees
Herb of the Field Given To, for Food
History of, Written by Solomon
Instinctively Fear Man
Kingdoms
Lessons of Wisdom to be Learned From
Liable to Diseases
Made for the Praise and Glory of God
Man by Nature No Better Than
Many Kinds of, Domestic
Many Kinds of, Noisome and Destructive
No Likeness of, to be Worshipped
Not to be Eaten Alive or with Blood
Often Cut off for the Sins of Men
Often Used As Instruments of Punishment
People of Different Nations
Persecutors
Possessed of Instinct
Power Over, Given to Man
Received Their Names from Adam
Representations of, Worshipped by the Heathen
Subjects of God's Care
Supply Clothing to Man
That Died Naturally or Were Torn, not to be Eaten
The Property of God
The Wicked
Unclean: Ape
Unclean: Ass
Unclean: Badger
Unclean: Bear
Unclean: Behemoth
Unclean: Camel
Unclean: Caused Uncleanness when Dead
Unclean: Coney
Unclean: Dog
Unclean: Dromedary
Unclean: Ferret
Unclean: First Born of, Redeemed
Unclean: Fox
Unclean: Hare
Unclean: Horse
Unclean: How Distinguished
Unclean: Leopard
Unclean: Lion
Unclean: Mole
Unclean: Mouse
Unclean: Mule
Unclean: Not Eaten
Unclean: Not offered in Sacrifice
Unclean: Swine
Unclean: Weasel
Unclean: Wild Ass
Unclean: Wild Ox
Unclean: Wolf
Ungodly Professors

Antichrist

Revelation 13:2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 20:4 Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the …

Being Four-Footed

Acts 10:12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.

Capable of Being Tamed

James 3:7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

Clean used for Food

Leviticus 11:2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
Deuteronomy 12:15 But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,

Clean used for Sacrifice

Genesis 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Clean: Chamois

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Clean: Fallow Deer

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Clean: First Born of, not Redeemed

Numbers 18:17 But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Clean: Goat

Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

Clean: Hart

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
Job 39:1 “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

Clean: How Distinguished

Leviticus 11:3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
Deuteronomy 14:6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

Clean: Ox

Exodus 21:28 If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

Clean: Pygarg

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Clean: Roebuck

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
2 Samuel 2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,

Clean: Sheep

Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land— your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks— in the land that He swore to …
Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

Clean: Wild Goat

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Clean: Wild Ox

Deuteronomy 14:5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Created by God

Genesis 1:24–25 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. …
Genesis 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Creation of, Exhibits God's Power

Jeremiah 27:5 By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.

Devoid of Immortality

Psalm 49:12–15 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. …

Devoid of Speech

2 Peter 2:16 But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

Devoid of Understanding

Psalm 32:9 Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
Psalm 73:22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

Differ in Flesh from Birds and Fishes

1 Corinthians 15:39 Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.

Domestic: Not to be Cruelly Used

Numbers 22:27–32 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff. …
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Domestic: To be Taken Care of

Leviticus 25:7 and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.
Deuteronomy 25:4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

Domestic: To Enjoy the Sabbath

Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work— neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
Deuteronomy 5:14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work— neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the …

Early Distinguished Into Clean and Unclean

Genesis 7:2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;

Found in Deserts

Isaiah 13:21 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.

Found in Fields

Deuteronomy 7:22 The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you.
Joel 2:22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

Found in Forests

Isaiah 56:9 Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to …

Found in Mountains

Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

Frequently Suffered on Account of the Sins of Men

Joel 1:18 How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Joel 1:20 Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
Haggai 1:11 I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”

Given to Man for Food After the Flood

Genesis 9:3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

Habitations of Dens and Caves

Job 37:8 The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
Job 38:40 when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

Habitations of Deserted Cities

Isaiah 13:21–22 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. …
Zephaniah 2:15 This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Habitations of Under Spreading Trees

Daniel 4:12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.

Herb of the Field Given To, for Food

Genesis 1:30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth — everything that has the breath of life in it — I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

History of, Written by Solomon

1 Kings 4:33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

Instinctively Fear Man

Genesis 9:2 The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.

Kingdoms

Daniel 7:11 Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
Daniel 7:17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
Daniel 8:4 I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

Lessons of Wisdom to be Learned From

Job 12:7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.

Liable to Diseases

Exodus 9:3 then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field— on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.

Made for the Praise and Glory of God

Psalm 148:10 wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,

Man by Nature No Better Than

Ecclesiastes 3:18–19 I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.” …

Many Kinds of, Domestic

Genesis 36:6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
Genesis 45:17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.

Many Kinds of, Noisome and Destructive

Leviticus 26:6 And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Ezekiel 5:17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”

No Likeness of, to be Worshipped

Deuteronomy 4:17 of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,

Not to be Eaten Alive or with Blood

Genesis 9:4 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
Deuteronomy 12:16 but you must not eat the blood; pour it on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

Often Cut off for the Sins of Men

Genesis 6:7 So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth — every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air — for I am grieved that I have made them.”
Genesis 7:23 And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed — man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
Exodus 11:5 and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
Hosea 4:3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.

Often Used As Instruments of Punishment

Leviticus 26:22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
Deuteronomy 32:24 They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
Jeremiah 15:3 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
Ezekiel 5:17 I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”

People of Different Nations

Daniel 4:12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.
Daniel 4:21–22 whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested— …

Persecutors

1 Corinthians 15:32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

Possessed of Instinct

Isaiah 1:3 The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”

Power Over, Given to Man

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
Psalm 8:7 all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,

Received Their Names from Adam

Genesis 2:19–20 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. …

Representations of, Worshipped by the Heathen

Romans 1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Subjects of God's Care

Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
Psalm 104:10–11 He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. …

Supply Clothing to Man

Genesis 3:21 And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
Job 31:20 if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

That Died Naturally or Were Torn, not to be Eaten

Exodus 22:31 You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
Leviticus 17:15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
Leviticus 22:8 He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

The Property of God

Psalm 50:10 for every beast of the forest is Mine — the cattle on a thousand hills.

The Wicked

Psalm 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Titus 1:12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Unclean: Ape

1 Kings 10:22 For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

Unclean: Ass

Genesis 22:3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
Matthew 21:2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Unclean: Badger

Exodus 25:5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
Ezekiel 16:10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

Unclean: Bear

2 Samuel 17:8 He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

Unclean: Behemoth

Job 40:15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.

Unclean: Camel

Genesis 24:64 And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
Leviticus 11:4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Unclean: Caused Uncleanness when Dead

Leviticus 5:2 Or if a person touches anything unclean— whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature— even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

Unclean: Coney

Leviticus 11:5 The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Psalm 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

Unclean: Dog

Exodus 22:31 You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
Luke 16:2 So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

Unclean: Dromedary

1 Kings 4:28 Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
Esther 8:10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.

Unclean: Ferret

Leviticus 11:30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

Unclean: First Born of, Redeemed

Numbers 18:15 The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

Unclean: Fox

Psalm 63:10 They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.

Unclean: Hare

Leviticus 11:6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Deuteronomy 14:7 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

Unclean: Horse

Job 39:19–25 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? …

Unclean: How Distinguished

Leviticus 11:26 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

Unclean: Leopard

Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

Unclean: Lion

Judges 14:5–6 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, …

Unclean: Mole

Leviticus 11:30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold — the idols they made to worship.

Unclean: Mouse

Leviticus 11:29 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves — to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats — will perish together,” declares the LORD.

Unclean: Mule

2 Samuel 13:29 So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
1 Kings 10:25 Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

Unclean: Not Eaten

Leviticus 11:4–8 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. …
Deuteronomy 1:7–8 Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to …

Unclean: Not offered in Sacrifice

Leviticus 27:11 But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.

Unclean: Swine

Leviticus 11:7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves — to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats — will perish together,” declares the LORD.

Unclean: Weasel

Leviticus 11:29 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

Unclean: Wild Ass

Job 6:5 Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
Job 39:5–8 Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness? …

Unclean: Wild Ox

Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.

Unclean: Wolf

Genesis 49:27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
John 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

Ungodly Professors

2 Peter 2:12 These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
Jude 10 These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.