Thematic Bible: Domestic Donkeys
Thematic Bible
Domestic Donkeys » Formed a part of patriarchal wealth
And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east.
And Jehovah blessed the latter state of Job more than his beginning: and there will be to him fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
And he will do good to Abram on account of her; and there shall be to him sheep and oxen and he-asses, and servants and maids, and she-asses and camels.
And the man will break forth greatly, greatly; and there will be to him many sheep and maids, and servants, and camels and asses.
Domestic Donkeys » Trusty persons appointed to take care of
And these the sons of Zibeon; and Ajah and Anah; this Anah which found the springs in the desert, in feeding the asses for Zibeon his father.
And the she asses of Kish, Saul's father, will be lost: and Kish will say to Saul, his son, Take now with thee one of the boys, and arise, Go seek the asses.
And over the camels, obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses, Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
Domestic Donkeys » Often taken unlawfully by corrupt rulers
And it will be kindled to Moses greatly, and he will say to Jehovah, Thou wilt not turn to their gift: not one ass did I take from them, and I did not evil to one of them.
And your servants and your maids, and your good young men, and your asses, he will take and make for his services.
Behold me: answer against me before Jehovah and before his Messiah, whose ox did I take? or whose ass did I take? and whom did I oppress? whom did I vex? and from whose hand did I take a ransom and hidden mine eyes with it? and I will turn back to you.
Domestic Donkeys » Unclean
Speak. to the sons of Israel, saying These the beasts which ye shall eat from all the cattle which are upon the earth. All cleaving the cloven hoof, and splitting, split the cloven hoof, and lifting up rumination among the cattle, ye shall eat it
For all cattle of which it is cleaving the cloven foot and not splitting the cleft, and not bringing up rumination, they are unclean to you; every one touching upon them shall be unclean.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Astray, to be brought back to its owners
If thou shalt meet thine enemy's ox or his ass wandering, turning back, thou shalt turn him back to him.
Thou shalt not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep wandering, and thou shalt not hide from them: turning back, thou shalt turn them back to thy brother.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » For bearing burdens
And Abigail will hasten and take two hundred of bread, and two flasks of wine, and five sheep done, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put upon asses.
Domestic Donkeys » Persons of rank rode on
And after him will rise Jair the Gileadite, and he will judge Israel twenty and two years. And to him will be thirty sons riding upon thirty young asses, and thirty cities to them; and they will call them the villages of Jair even to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
And the king will say to Ziba, What are these to thee? and Ziba will say, The asses for the house of the king to ride; and the bread and the fruits for the food of the boys, and the wine for the drinking of the faint in the desert.
Domestic Donkeys » Urged on with a staff
And the ass will see the messenger of Jehovah standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass will turn from the way and go into the field: and Balaam will strike the ass to turn her in the way.
And the ass will see the messenger of Jehovah and she will lie down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger will kindle, and he will strike the ass With a rod.
Domestic Donkeys » Women often rode on
And it will be in her going forth she will stimulate him to ask from her father a field: and she will descend from the ass, and Caleb will say to her, What to thee?
And it was she rode upon the ass, and came down in the hiding of the mountain, and behold, David and his men coming down to meet her; and she will meet them.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Mouth of balaam's opened to speak
And Jehovah will open the mouth of the ass, and she will say to Balaam, What did I to thee that thou hast smitten me this three beats?
And he had reprehension for his own iniquity: the dumb ass speaking in man's voice impeded the insanity of the prophet.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » For riding
And Abraham will rise early in the morning, and will saddle his ass, and will take two of his boys with him, and Isaak his son, and he will cleave the wood for the burnt offering, and will rise up and go to the place God spake to him.
And Balaam will rise up in the morning, and saddle his ass, and go with the leaders of Moab.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » First-born of, if not redeemed, to have its neck broken
And every first-born of the ass, thou shalt redeem with a sheep; and if thou shalt not redeem, thou shalt break his neck: and every first-born of man among thy sons thou shalt redeem.
And the first-born of the ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep: and if thou shalt not ransom, thou shalt break his neck. Every first-born of thy sons thou. shalt ransom, and he shall not be seen before me empty.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In agriculture
And the oxen and the young asses working the land shall eat salted provender which was winnowed with the fan and by the winnower.
The burden of quadrupeds of the south: into the land of straits and distress, the lioness and the lion from them, the viper and the burning flying they will lift up upon the shoulder of young asses, their riches, and upon the humps of camels their treasures, for a people who shall not profit
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In war
And they will rise and flee in darkness, and leave their tents, and their horses and their asses, the camp as it was, and flee for their soul.
And they will go and call to the gate of the city and announce to them, saying, We came to the camp of Aram, and behold, not a man there, and voice of man, but the horse made fast, and the ass made fast, and the tents as they are
Domestic Donkeys » Young, most valued for labor
And the oxen and the young asses working the land shall eat salted provender which was winnowed with the fan and by the winnower.
The burden of quadrupeds of the south: into the land of straits and distress, the lioness and the lion from them, the viper and the burning flying they will lift up upon the shoulder of young asses, their riches, and upon the humps of camels their treasures, for a people who shall not profit
Domestic Donkeys » Christ entered jerusalem on
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; make a loud noise, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king shall come to thee: just, and saving; he is humble and riding upon an ass, and upon an ass's colt the son of asses.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Astray, to be taken care of till its owner appeared
And if thy brother is not near to thee and thou knew him not, and thou receivedst it in the midst of thy house, and it was with thee till thy brother sought it. and thou gavest it back to him. And so shalt thou do to his ass, and so shalt thou do to his garments, and shalt thou do to all lost things of thy brother which shall be lost from him, and thou didst find it; thou shalt not be able to hide.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Not to be yoked with an ox
Thou shalt not plough with an ox and ass together.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » To enjoy the rest of the sabbath
And the seventh day, the Sabbath to Jehovah thy God: thou shalt not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy servant, and thy maid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy stranger who is in thy gates; so that thy servant and thy maid shall rest like thyself.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Fond of ease
Issachar, an ass; a heap of bone lying down in the midst of the tribes. And he will see the rest that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he extended his shoulder to bear, and he will be a servant to tribute.
Domestic Donkeys » Latterly counted as an ignoble creature
He shall be buried the burial of an ass, dragged and cast from beyond the gate of Jerusalem.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Not torn by a lion
And he will go and find his corpse cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion ate not the carcass and brake not the ass.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Strong
Domestic Donkeys » Often fed on vine-leaves
Binding his colt to the vine, and to the purple vine the son of the she-ass; he washed in wine his garment, and his clothing in the blood of grapes.
Domestic Donkeys » Governed by a bridle
A whip for the horse, the curb for the ass, and the rod for the back of the foolish.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » A thousand men slain by samson with a jaw-bone of
And God will rend the socket which is in the jaw-bone, and waters will come forth from it; and he will drink, and his spirit will turn back, and he will live. For this he called its name, the Fountain of him Calling, which is in Lehi even to this day.
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Water brought from the jaw-bone of
And God will rend the socket which is in the jaw-bone, and waters will come forth from it; and he will drink, and his spirit will turn back, and he will live. For this he called its name, the Fountain of him Calling, which is in Lehi even to this day.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Not to be coveted
Thou shalt not desire thy friend's house, thou shalt not desire thy friend's wife, and his servant and his maid and his ox and his ass and all which is to thy friend.
Domestic Donkeys » Eaten during famine in samaria
And a great famine will be in Shomeron: and behold them pressing upon it till the head of an ass was for eighty of silver, and the fourth of a cup of doves dung, for five of silver.
Domestic Donkeys » Laws respecting » Fallen under a burden, to be assisted
If thou shalt see the ass of him hating thee, lying down under his load, and thou didst desist from cutting loose for him, releasing, thou shall release with him.
Domestic Donkeys » Was used » In harness
He will see a chariot, a pair of horse men, the rider of an ass, the rider of a camel; and listening, he listened with much attention.
Domestic Donkeys » Judges of israel rode on white
Ye riding upon white asses, Sitting upon jurisdiction, And going upon the way, speak ye.
Domestic Donkeys » Described as » Not devoid of instinct
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not