Bible Dictionary
Cattle
Cattle included herds of oxen, sheep, and goats, which supplied food, sacrifices, clothing materials, transport, agricultural labor, and wealth in biblical society.
Biblical Usage
Cattle appear in laws concerning restitution, ownership, work, feeding, and yoking. Oxen were used for plowing and burdens; sheep and goats were used for food and sacrifice. Flocks also provide imagery for God’s people.
Scripture References
Deuteronomy 8:13
Deuteronomy 12:21
1 Samuel 11:5
1 Samuel 12:3
Psalms 144:14
Jeremiah 3:24
Numbers 32:4
1 Kings 19:19
1 Chronicles 12:40
Judges 3:31
Deuteronomy 25:4
Exodus 22:1
Deuteronomy 22:1
Deuteronomy 22:4
Deuteronomy 22:10
Genesis 12:16
Genesis 13:5
Genesis 26:14
Genesis 21:27
Genesis 29:2
Genesis 29:3
Numbers 31:32
Joshua 6:21
1 Samuel 14:32
1 Samuel 15:3
1 Samuel 25:2
2 Samuel 12:2
Job 1:3
1 Chronicles 27:31
2 Samuel 17:29
Isaiah 65
Micah 7:14
Genesis 29:9
Exodus 2:16
John 10:12
1 Samuel 16:11
1 Samuel 17:15
1 Samuel 25:4
2 Samuel 13:23
Micah 5:8
1 Samuel 17:34
Matthew 10:16
Psalms 119:176
Isaiah 53:6
Hosea 4:16
Matthew 18:12
Genesis 15:9
Genesis 32:14
Genesis 37:31
Deuteronomy 14:4
Genesis 27:9
Genesis 27:14
Genesis 27:17
Judges 6:19
Judges 13:15
1 Samuel 16:20
Exodus 26:7
Exodus 36:14
1 Samuel 19:13
1 Samuel 19:16