Thematic Bible: Domestic Donkeys
Thematic Bible
Domestic Donkeys » Formed a part of patriarchal wealth
And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.
And the Lord's blessing was greater on the end of Job's life than on its start: and so he came to have fourteen thousand sheep and goats, and six thousand camels, and two thousand oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.
Domestic Donkeys » Trusty persons appointed to take care of
And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon.
Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.
Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;
Domestic Donkeys » Often taken unlawfully by corrupt rulers
Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, Give no attention to their offering: not one of their asses have I taken, or done wrong to any of them.
He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.
Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.
Domestic Donkeys » Unclean
Say to the children of Israel: These are the living things which you may have for food among all the beasts on the earth. You may have as food any beast which has a division in the horn of its foot, and whose food comes back into its mouth to be crushed again.
Every beast, in the horn of whose foot there is not a complete division, and whose food does not come back, is unclean to you: anyone touching one of these will be unclean.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Astray, to be brought back to its owners
If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him
If you see your brother's ox or his sheep wandering, do not go by without helping, but take them back to your brother.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » For bearing burdens
Then Abigail quickly took two hundred cakes of bread and two skins full of wine and five sheep ready for cooking and five measures of dry grain and a hundred parcels of dry grapes and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them on asses.
Domestic Donkeys » Persons of rank rode on
And after him came Jair the Gileadite, who was judge over Israel for twenty-two years. And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.
And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
Domestic Donkeys » Urged on with a staff
And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.
And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.
Domestic Donkeys » Women often rode on
Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it?
Now while she was going down under cover of the mountain on her ass, David and his men came down against her, and suddenly she came face to face with them.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Mouth of balaam's opened to speak
Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?
But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » For riding
And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.
So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » First-born of, if not redeemed, to have its neck broken
And for the young of an ass you may give a lamb in payment, or if you will not make payment for it, its neck is to be broken; but for all the first sons among your children, let payment be made.
A lamb may be given in payment for the young of an ass, but if you will not make payment for it, its neck will have to be broken. For all the first of your sons you are to make payment. No one is to come before me without an offering.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In agriculture
And the oxen and the young asses which are used for ploughing, will have salted grain which has been made free from the waste with fork and basket.
The word about the Beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and grief, the land of the she-lion and the voice of the lion, of the snake and the burning winged snake, they take their wealth on the backs of young asses, and their stores on camels, to a people in whom is no profit.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In war
So they got up and went in flight, in the half light, without their tents or their horses or their asses or any of their goods; they went in flight, fearing for their lives.
So they came in, and, crying out to the door-keepers of the town, they gave them the news, saying, We came to the tents of the Aramaeans, and there was no one there and no voice of man, only the horses and the asses in their places, and the tents as they were.
Domestic Donkeys » Young, most valued for labor
And the oxen and the young asses which are used for ploughing, will have salted grain which has been made free from the waste with fork and basket.
The word about the Beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and grief, the land of the she-lion and the voice of the lion, of the snake and the burning winged snake, they take their wealth on the backs of young asses, and their stores on camels, to a people in whom is no profit.
Domestic Donkeys » Christ entered jerusalem on
Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Astray, to be taken care of till its owner appeared
If their owner is not near, or if you are not certain who he is, then take the beast to your house and keep it till its owner comes in search of it, and then you are to give it back to him. Do the same with his ass or his robe or anything which has gone from your brother's keeping and which you have come across: do not keep it to yourself.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Not to be yoked with an ox
Do not do your ploughing with an ox and an ass yoked together.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » To enjoy the rest of the sabbath
But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; on that day do no work, you or your son or your daughter, or your man-servant or your woman-servant, or your ox or your ass or any of your cattle, or the man from a strange country who is living among you; so that your man-servant and your woman-servant may have rest as well as you.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Fond of ease
Issachar is a strong ass stretched out among the flocks: And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.
Domestic Donkeys » Latterly counted as an ignoble creature
They will do to him what they do to the dead body of an ass; his body will be pulled out and placed on the earth outside the doors of Jerusalem.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Not torn by a lion
And he went and saw the dead body stretched out in the road with the ass and the lion by its side: the lion had not taken the body for its food or done any damage to the ass.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Strong
Domestic Donkeys » Often fed on vine-leaves
Knotting his ass's cord to the vine, and his young ass to the best vine; washing his robe in wine, and his clothing in the blood of grapes:
Domestic Donkeys » Governed by a bridle
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » A thousand men slain by samson with a jaw-bone of
Then God made a crack in the hollow rock in Lehi and water came out of it; and after drinking, his spirit came back to him and he was strong again; so that place was named En-hakkore; it is in Lehi to this day.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Water brought from the jaw-bone of
Then God made a crack in the hollow rock in Lehi and water came out of it; and after drinking, his spirit came back to him and he was strong again; so that place was named En-hakkore; it is in Lehi to this day.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Not to be coveted
Let not your desire be turned to your neighbour's house, or his wife or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is his.
Domestic Donkeys » Eaten during famine in samaria
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Fallen under a burden, to be assisted
If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In harness
And when he sees war-carriages, horsemen by twos, war-carriages with asses, war-carriages with camels, let him give special attention.
Domestic Donkeys » Judges of israel rode on white
Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Not devoid of instinct
Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.