Psalm 104:18

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

Proverbs 30:26

hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

Job 39:1

Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?

Leviticus 11:5

the hyrax, though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

Deuteronomy 14:7

But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you are not to eat these:

the camel, the hare, and the hyrax,
though they chew the cud, they do not have hooves—
they are unclean for you;

1 Samuel 24:2

So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

The wild goats

General references

Bible References

The wild goats

1 Samuel 24:2
So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
Job 39:1
Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?

The conies

Deuteronomy 14:7
But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you are not to eat these:

the camel, the hare, and the hyrax,
though they chew the cud, they do not have hooves—
they are unclean for you;
Proverbs 30:26
hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

General references

Proverbs 30:26
hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

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