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Animals Found in the Bible
Jon Gary Williams
The names of animals found in the Bible vary from one translation to another and are sometimes difficult to identify. Below is a comprehensive list of animals mentioned. Not every passage pertaining to each animal is cited.
Addax (antelope) -- Deuteronomy 14:5
Ant -- Proverbs 6:6; 30:25
Antelope -- Deuteronomy 14:5; Isaiah 51:20
Ape -- 1 Kings 10:22
Bald Locust -- Leviticus 11:22
Barn Owl -- Leviticus 11:18
Bat -- Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20
Bear -- 1 Samuel 17:34-37; 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 7:5; Revelation 13:2
Bee -- Judges 14:8
Behemoth -- (possibly a dinosaur) Job 40:15
Buzzard -- Isaiah 34:15
Camel -- Genesis 24:10; Leviticus 11:4; Isaiah 30:6; Matthew 3:4; 19:24; 23:24
Chameleon -- Leviticus 11:30
Cobra -- Isaiah 11:8
Cormorant (large, black water bird) -- Leviticus 11:17
Cow -- Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 4:25; Luke 14:5
Crane -- Isaiah 38:14
Cricket -- Leviticus 11:22
Deer -- Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5
Dog -- Judges 7:5; 1 Kings 21:23-24; Matthew 15:26-27; Luke 16:21; 2 Peter 2:22
Donkey -- Numbers 22:21-41; Isaiah 1:3; 30:6 John 12:14
Dove -- Genesis 8:8; 2 Kings 6:25; Matthew 3:16; 10:16; John 2:16
Dragon (monstrous land or sea creature.) -- Isaiah 30:7
Eagle -- Exodus 19:4; Isaiah 40:31; Ezekiel 1:10
Eagle Owl -- Leviticus 11:16
Egyptian Vulture -- Leviticus 11:18
Falcon -- Leviticus 11:14
Fish -- Exodus 7:18; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 14:17; 17:27; Luke 24:42; John 21:9
Flea -- 1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20.
Fly -- Ecclesiastes 10:1
Fox -- Judges 15:4; Nehemiah 4:3; Matthew 8:20; Luke 13:32
Frog -- Exodus 8:2; Revelation 16:13
Gazelle -- Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5
Gecko -- Leviticus 11:30
Gnat -- Exodus 8:16; Matthew 23:24
Goat -- 1 Samuel 17:34; Genesis 15:9; 37:31; Leviticus 16:7; Matthew 25:33
Grasshopper -- Leviticus 11:22; Numbers 13:33
Great Fish -- Jonah 1:17
Hare -- Leviticus 11:6
Hawk -- Leviticus 11:16; Job 39:26
Heron -- Leviticus 11:19
Hoopoe (unclean bird) -- Leviticus 11:19
Horse -- 1 Kings 4:26; 2 Kings 2:11; Revelation 6:2-8; 19:14
Hyena -- Isaiah 34:14
Hyrax (Coney; Rock Badger) -- Leviticus 11:5
Kite (bird of prey) -- Leviticus 11:14
Lamb -- Genesis 4:2; 1 Samuel 17:34
Leech -- Proverbs 30:15
Leopard -- Isaiah 11:6; Jeremiah 13:23; Daniel 7:6; Revelation 13:2
Leviathan -- (dinosaur-like, water-living reptile) Job 41:1; Psalm 74:14; Isaiah 27:1
Lion -- Judges 14:8; 1 Kings 13:24; Isaiah 30:6; 65:25; 1 Peter 5:8
Lizard (Common; Sand) -- Leviticus 11:30
Locust -- Exodus 10:4; Leviticus 11:22; Joel 1:4; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 9:3
Maggot -- Job 7:5; 17:14; 21:26; Mark 9:48
Mole Rat -- Leviticus 11:29
Monitor Lizard -- Leviticus 11:30.
Moth -- Matthew 6:19; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8
Mountain Sheep -- Deuteronomy 14:5. Mourning Dove -- Isaiah 38:14
Mule -- 2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 1:38
Ostrich -- Lamentations 4:3
Owl (Tawny; Little; Short-eared; Great; Desert.) -- Leviticus 11:17; Isaiah 34:15; Psalm 102:6
Ox -- 1 Samuel 11:7; 2 Samuel 6:6; 1 Kings 19:20-21; Job 40:15; Isaiah 1:3; Ezekiel 1:10
Partridge -- 1 Samuel 26:20
Peacock -- 1 Kings 10:22
Pig -- Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Matthew 7:6; 8:31; 2 Peter 2:22
Pigeon -- Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24
Quail -- Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:31
Ram -- Genesis 15:9; Exodus 25:5
Rat -- Leviticus 11:29
Raven -- Genesis 8:7; Leviticus 11:15; 1 Kings 17:4
Rodent -- Isaiah 2:20
Roe Deer -- Deuteronomy 14:5
Rooster -- Matthew 26:34
Scorpion -- 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Luke 10:19; Revelation 9:3, 5, 10
Seagull -- Leviticus 11:16
Serpent -- Genesis 3:1; Revelation 12:9
Sheep -- Exodus 12:5; 1 Samuel 17:34; Matthew 25:33; Luke 15:4; John 10:7
Short-eared Owl -- Leviticus 11:16
Snail -- Psalm 58:8
Snake -- Exodus 4:3; Numbers 21:9; Proverbs 23:32
Sparrow -- Matthew 10:31
Spider -- Isaiah 59:5
Stork -- Leviticus 11:19
Swallow -- Isaiah 38:14
Turtledove -- Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24
Viper (poisonous snake, adder) -- Isaiah 30:6; Proverbs 23:32
Vulture (Griffon; Carrion) -- Leviticus 11:13
Wild Goat -- Deuteronomy 14:5
Wild Ox -- Numbers 23:22.
Wolf -- Isaiah 11:6; Matthew 7:15
Worm -- Isaiah 66:24; Jonah 4:7
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