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Over 120 species of animals are mentioned in the Bible, ordered alphabetically in this article by English vernacular name. Animals mentioned in the Old Testament will be listed with their Hebrew name, while those mentioned in the New Testament will be listed with their Greek names. This list includes names of mythical creatures such as the griffin, lamia, siren and unicorn, which have been applied to real animals in some older translations of the Bible due to misunderstandings or educational prejudices of the Greek and Latin translators. In the following list D.V. stands for Douay Version, A.V. and R.V. for Authorized and Revised Version respectively.
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handle such animals may need to ritually purify themselves to get rid of their uncleanliness. In Judaism, the concept of "impure animals" plays a prominent...
makes all animals tremble with fear, and thus renders them less ferocious for a whole year. As a result, weak animals live in safety away from the reach of...
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Hebrew word which occurs inthe Hebrew Bible. The word refers to the aspects of sentience, and human beings and other animals are both described as being...
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duties to animals. It has been a point of contention in discussions of Christianity and animal rights. The earliest account, assuming the theory of Marcan...
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referenced as the plant or the product consisting of its stigmas? AnimalsintheBible Figs intheBible Amar, Zohar; Iluz, David. "Balsam: the most expensive...
are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and many other Abrahamic religions. TheBible is an anthology (a compilation...
Introduction to the New Testament. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-24767-2. HarperCollins Bible Commentary (2000) Kilgallen, John J. (1989). A Brief Commentary on the Gospel...
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joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance." — Luke 15:3–7, World English BibleThe Parable...
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inthe context of the judgment of Edom, where animals associated with desolation are said to inhabit the ruined Edomite cities. Many English Bible translations...
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