23 Bible Verses about Possessing Sheep
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Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.
He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.
“The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
Then Abimelech took sheep and cattle and male and female slaves, gave them to Abraham, and returned his wife Sarah to him.
Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.
As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban’s daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.
And the man became very rich. He had many flocks, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male and female slaves. I have sent this message to inform my lord, in order to seek your favor.’”
Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; he divided the people with him into two camps, along with the flocks, cattle, and camels.
The half portion for those who went out to war numbered:
337,500 sheep and goats,
The captives remaining from the plunder the army had taken totaled:
675,000 sheep and goats,
“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” he replied.
But she said, “Only if you leave something with me until you send it.”
When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get back the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
from Sela in the desert
to the mountain of Daughter Zion.
So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the herds of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up, living with him and his children. It shared his meager food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
They took their sheep, cattle, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.
