Sheep
Offered in sacrifice
By Abel
Ge 4:4
By Noah
Ge 8:20
By Abraham
Ge 22:13
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-Required in the Mosaic offerings
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-The land of Bashan adapted to the raising of
De 32:14
-Also
Bozrah
Mic 2:12
Kedar
Eze 27:21
Nebaioth
Isa 60:7
Sharon
Isa 65:10
Jacob's management of
Ge 30:32-40
-Milk of, used for food
De 32...
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And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he
will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy
land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of
thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he
sware unto thy fathers to give thee....
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Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt
not eat thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away
from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy
sheep [shall be] given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have
none to rescue [them]....
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are of different varieties. Probably the flocks of Abraham
and
Isaac were of the wild species found still in the
mountain
regions of Persia and Kurdistan. After the Exodus,
and as a
result of intercourse with surrounding nations,
other species
were no doubt introduced into the herds of the
people of Israel.
They are frequently mentioned i...
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And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul
lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for
strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou
shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt
rejoice, thou, and thine household,...
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The use of dogs. Some shepherds make use of dogs. When dogs are possessed, they are of value in handling the flock. When traveling, the shepherd usually walks ahead, and the dogs are allowed to bring up the rear. They bark furiously at any intruder among them, and therefore warn of possible danger to the flock. When the sheep are in the fold, then ...
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Sheepskins are sometimes used for making shoe leather, although goatskin leather is generally considered to be superior to that made from sheepskins. [Manners And Customs of Bible Lands]...
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How goats differ from sheep. Most of the Palestinian and Syrian sheep are white, whereas most of the goats are black. The goats like the slopes of the rocky mountains, whereas the sheep prefer the plains or mountain valleys. The goats are especially fond of young leaves of trees, but the sheep would rather have grass.
Goats will feed during all th...
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The sheep was used in Bible times more than any other animal for sacrificial purposes. A young male lamb was used in most cases as a thanksgiving offering, as atonement for transgression, or as redemption of a more valuable animal. [Manners And Customs of Bible Lands]...
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SHEEP-SHEARING
It would seem from two Bible references that sheep-shearing was another time of special festivity in the ancient Hebrew home. It was at a sheep-shearing time that the affair between David and wealthy Nabal took place (I Samuel 25:4).
Concerning Nabal's celebration Scripture says: "And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a f...
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