Ram in the Bible

Meaning: elevated; sublimepar

Exact Match

And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamHornsRamsSubstitutionNames Of GodHorns Of AnimalsVicarious Substitution

But that day he removed the streaked and spotted male goats and all the speckled and spotted female goats, all that [had] white on it, and every dark-colored ram, and {put them in the charge of his sons}.

Verse ConceptsBlack AnimalsBlemished CreaturesBlack And WhiteTaking Animals

Not a hand will touch it, because he will certainly be stoned or certainly be shot; whether an animal or a man, he will not live.' At the blowing of the ram's horn they may go up to the mountain."

Verse ConceptsHornsMusical Instruments, types ofRamsThrowing StonesDeath As PunishmentNot TouchingTrumpets For SignallingBoth Men And Animals KilledInstructions About Stoning

{And} on the third day, when it was morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain and a very loud ram's horn sound, and all the people who [were] in the camp trembled.

Verse ConceptsPillar Of CloudLightningMusical Instruments, types ofTheophanyThunderGroups TremblingTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodThe Last TrumpetLion Of The Tribe Of JudahThunder Showing God's Presence

And the sound of the ram's horn became {louder and louder}, and Moses would speak, and God would answer him with a voice.

Verse ConceptsSymbolsTrumpets For SignallingGod Answered

And all the people [were] seeing the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram's horn and the mountain smoking, and the people saw, and they trembled, and they stood at a distance.

Verse ConceptsLightningMusical Instruments, types ofSmokeTheophanyThunderFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodWitnessingdistancesmokingThunder Showing God's Presence

Make a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of that.

Verse ConceptsDyeingBadgersRamsTentsCovering The TabernacleAnimal SkinsRed Material

Cut the ram into pieces. Wash its entrails and shanks, and place them with its head and its pieces on the altar.

Verse ConceptsKnivesAnimals Cut In PiecesClean Animals

Then burn the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord. It is a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPleasing GodRefreshing God

“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the ram’s head.

Verse ConceptsHands On HeadsLaying Hands On Sacrifices

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on his sons’ right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

Verse ConceptsEarsThumbsToesOther Right Parts

“Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination);

Verse ConceptsLiversConsecrationAnimal Sacrifices, Wave OfferingTailsResidueThighs Of AnimalsFat Of The SacrificesGod Appointing OthersOther Right Partslungs

“Take the breast from the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it as a presentation offering before the Lord; it is to be your portion.

Verse ConceptsSwingingFood For Priests Definedbreasts

Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the presentation offering that is waved and the thigh of the contribution that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.

Verse ConceptsShouldersAnimal Sacrifices, Heave OfferingThighs Of Animals

Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Verse ConceptsSacrifices At The Doorway

If any of the flesh of the ordination ram or any of the bread is left until morning, you are to burn what is left with fire. Because it's holy, what remains is not to be eaten.

Verse ConceptsBurning SacrificesRemaining Offerings

Everyone who had in his possession blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or manatee skins, brought them.

Verse ConceptsAnimal SkinsRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothHairclothBlue Purple And Scarlet

He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of it.

Verse ConceptsDyeingRamsCovering The TabernacleAnimal SkinsRed Material

and the covering of the red-dyed ram skins and the covering of fine leather and the curtain of the screen;

Verse ConceptsDyeingCovering The TabernacleAnimal SkinsRed Material

“If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a restitution offering.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingRamsSilverPerfect SacrificesUnintentionalUnfaithful

He must make restitution for his sin regarding any holy thing, adding a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the restitution offering, and he will be forgiven.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingPriests Atoning

He must bring an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a restitution offering to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the error he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingPerfect SacrificesUnintentionalPriests Atoning

Then he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a restitution offering to the priest.

Verse ConceptsRamsPerfect Sacrifices

Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Verse ConceptsOrdinationHands On HeadsLaying Hands On Sacrifices

but he washed the entrails and shanks with water. He then burned the entire ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord as He had commanded Moses.

Verse ConceptsAromasLegsSmellsClean AnimalsRefreshing God

Then Moses brought Aaron's sons, took some of the ram's blood, put it on their right earlobes, on their right thumbs, and on their right great toes, and then poured the blood on the altar and all around it.

Verse ConceptsThumbsToesSprinkling BloodOther Right Parts

He also took the breast and waved it before the Lord as a presentation offering; it was Moses’ portion of the ordination ram as the Lord had commanded him.

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, Wave OfferingSwinging

And he said unto Aaron, Take you a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, BurntPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Cattle

Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a grain offering mixed with oil: for today the LORD will appear unto you.

Verse ConceptsRamsRitualOil On SacrificesGod AppearingRegulations For Cereal OfferingsSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsPeace offerings

He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

Verse ConceptsSprinkling BloodKilling Sacrifices

And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covers the entrails, and the kidneys, and the fat above the liver:

Verse ConceptsTailsResidueFat Of The Sacrifices

And he shall take for the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

Verse ConceptsMale AnimalsTwo AnimalsSacrificing Goats

He shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even a ram for a trespass offering.

Verse ConceptsSacrifices At The Doorway

The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed: and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him.

Verse ConceptsPriests Atoning

And you shall cause {a loud horn blast} to be heard on the seventh month on the tenth of the month; on the Day of Atonement you shall cause a ram's horn to be heard in all your land.

Verse ConceptsMusical Instruments, types ofMonth 7Trumpets For CelebrationTime Of Yearreuniting

But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

Verse ConceptsRamsAdditionsAtoning By Sacrifices

He will rededicate to Yahweh the days of his separation and bring a ram-lamb {in its first year} as a guilt offering. The former days [of his vow] will fall away because his separation was defiled.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingAnimal Sacrifices, Trespass OfferingUseless LabourAnimals At Specific Ages

And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

Verse ConceptsCripplesFellowship OfferingLambsOfferingsAnimal Sacrifices, Peace OfferingAnimal Sacrifices, Sin OfferingFemale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesSheep And GoatsPeace offerings

And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringShouldersAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

Verse ConceptsCakesShouldersWafersAnimal Sacrifices, Wave Offering

and you will add a fourth of wine for the libation upon the burnt offering, or to the sacrifice for each ram-lamb.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringWineQuantities Of Wine

Or for a ram, you shall prepare a food offering, two-tenth parts of flour mixed with the third of a hin of oil.

Verse ConceptsGrain OfferingOil On SacrificesEphah [Ten Omers]

Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.

Verse ConceptsRams

God met Balaam: and he said to him, "I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar."

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsMeeting GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

And in the beginning of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to Jehovah: two young bulls, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot,

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalRamsSeven AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsMonths

and three tenth parts of flour for a food offering, mixed with oil, for one bull, and two-tenth parts of flour for a food offering, mixed with oil, for one ram;

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingEphah [Ten Omers]

And their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine to a bull, and the third of a hin to a ram, and a fourth a hin to a lamb. This is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringMoonWineMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

But you shall offer a fire offering for a burnt offering to Jehovah: two young bulls, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year. They shall be to you without blemish.

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And their food offering shall be of flour mixed with oil: three tenth parts you shall prepare for a bull, and two tenth parts for a ram.

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingEphah [Ten Omers]

And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,

Verse ConceptsEphah [Ten Omers]

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,

Verse ConceptsEphah [Ten Omers]Making Cereal Offerings And Libations

But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,

Verse ConceptsEphah [Ten Omers]

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingEphah [Ten Omers]

But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of ram's horns in front of the ark. And the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalHornsPriests, Function In Ot TimesRamsSevenSeven PeopleSeven ThingsSeven TimesThe Ark Moved AroundTrumpets For BattleSeven TrumpetsFalling

And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsShoutingWallsBattle CriesThings Falling

And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven ram's horns in front of the ark of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleSeven ThingsThe Ark Moved AroundSeven Trumpets

And it happened when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests bearing the seven ram's horns passed on before Jehovah and blew the ram's horns. And the ark of the covenant of Jehovah followed them.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, Made OfSeven PeopleSeven ThingsThe Ark Moved AroundSeven Trumpets

And the armed men went before the priests who blew with the ram's horns. And the gathering army came after the ark, as the priests were going on and blowing with the ram's horns.

And seven priests carrying seven ram's horns before the ark of Jehovah went on without stopping and blew with the ram's horns. And the armed men went in front of them. But the rear guard came after the ark of Jehovah as the priests were going on and blowing with the ram's horns.

Verse ConceptsSeven PeopleSeven ThingsTrumpets For BattleSeven Trumpets

And it happened, at the seventh time, when the priest blew with the ram's horns, Joshua said to the people, Shout! For Jehovah has given you the city!

Verse ConceptsBattle CriesTrumpets For BattleThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And the people shouted when the priests blew with the ram's horns. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the ram's horns, and the people shouted with a great shout, the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, each man straight before him. And they took the city.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsInvasionsShouting For JoyConquestChantingNot Turning AsidePeople TumblingBattle CriesTrumpets For BattleThings Fallingdrums

And it happened, when he had come, he blew a ram's horn in the mountain of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel went down with him from the mountain, and he before them.

Verse ConceptsHillsMusical Instruments, types ofTrumpets For Signalling

But the spirit of Jehovah came to Gideon, and he blew a ram's horn. And he called the Abiezrites after him.

Verse ConceptsThe Spirit Of The LordTrumpets For Signallinggideon

And the people took provisions in their hand, and their ram's horns. And he sent away all the rest of Israel, each man to his tent, and kept those three hundred men. And the army of Midian was below him in the valley.

Verse ConceptsTrumpetTrumpets For BattleSending people homegideon

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies. And he put a ram's horn in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLampsWarfare, Strategies InThree To Four HundredTrumpets For BattleDividing Into Three GroupsThree Hundred And Above

When I blow with a ram's horn, I and all who are with me, then you blow the ram's horns also on every side of all the camp, and shout, For Jehovah and for Gideon!

Verse ConceptsTrumpets For Battlegideon

So Gideon and the hundred men with him came to the edge of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch. And they had but newly set the watch. And they blew the ram's horns and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.

Verse ConceptsBeginningNightOne Hundredgideon

And the three companies blew the ram's horns and broke the pitchers and held the torches in their left hands and the ram's horns in their right hands to blow. And they cried, A sword for Jehovah and for Gideon!

Verse ConceptsShoutingBattle CriesGod's Swordgideon

And the three hundred blew the ram's horns. And Jehovah set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the army. And the army fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, to the border of Abel-meholah, to Tabbath.

Verse ConceptsChaosThree To Four HundredTrumpets For BattleThree Hundred And AboveKilling One Another

And Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines in Geba, and the Philistines heard. And Saul blew the ram's horn throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

Verse ConceptsTrumpetGarrisonsTrumpets For Signalling

Thematic Bible



Hezron fathered Ram,
who fathered Amminadab.

Hezron's sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah's descendants.


son of Amminadab,
son of Ram, son of Hezron,
son of Perez, son of Judah,

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram, Aram fathered Aminadab, Aminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,


Make a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of that.

the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of manatee skins; the veil for the screen;


The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.


The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

I looked up, and there was a ram standing beside the canal. He had two horns. The two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last.


Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.


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