Thematic Bible: Goat


Thematic Bible



These are the animals that you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, Verse ConceptsGoatsOxenDeerPetsEating Meat


Butter and curds of cows, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs,
And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the finest of the wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholButterRamsDairyDrinking WineRich Food

Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat; the Arabians also brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. Verse ConceptsGiftsTaxationTributesSeven Thousand

Now there was a man in Maon whose business and possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel Verse ConceptsGoatsSheepShepherds, As OccupationsSheep ShearingA Thousand AnimalsThree Thousand And UpWealthy People

(The Bridegroom)“How fair and beautiful you are, my darling,
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].
Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends


“Turn your [flashing] eyes away from me,
For they have confused and overcome me;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead.
Verse ConceptsLooking Intently At PeopleAppearance Of Hairwaterfalls

These are the animals that you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, Verse ConceptsGoatsOxenDeerPetsEating Meat

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Say to the Israelites: These are the animals which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, any of these animals you may eat. read more.
Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud or divide the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you. And the coney or rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you. And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you. And the swine, because it divides the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

Every man who had in his possession blue or purple or scarlet fabric, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them. Verse ConceptsAnimal SkinsRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothHairclothBlue Purple And Scarlet

“Then you shall make [exterior] curtains of goats’ hair as a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains in all. Verse ConceptsGoatsHairsTentsHairclothEleven

Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains in all. Verse ConceptsGoatsHairsTentsHairclothEleven


The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The rocks are a refuge for the shephanim.
Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to search for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpWild Goat

Jesse took a donkey [loaded with] bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul with David his son. Verse ConceptsQuantities Of Wine

Go now to the flock and bring me two good and suitable young goats, and I will make them into a savory dish [of meat] for your father, the kind he loves [to eat]. Verse ConceptsGoatsAnimals, Types OfSavourinessTwo AnimalsLoving Other Things


Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats numbering 30,000, all as Passover offerings, and 3,000 bulls—these were from the king’s property. Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpThirty Thousand And Up

And Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes. Verse ConceptsHairsHairclothThose Who Deceived

“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain for seven days with its mother; and after the eighth day it shall be accepted as an offering by fire to the Lord. Verse ConceptsSeven DaysYoung AnimalAnimal MothersLess Than A Year OldSeven Days For Legal PurposesRegulating Sacrifices

“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God.

“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodMilkEcologyYoung AnimalAnimal MothersFirst fruits

You shall purify every garment and every article made of leather and all the things made of goats’ hair, and every article made of wood.” Verse ConceptsDressAnimal SkinsWashing ClothesHairclothClean Clothes


And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And for the maintenance of your maids.
Verse ConceptsGoatsMaidsMilkteenager

So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord, and He performed miracles while Manoah and his wife looked on. Verse ConceptsGoatsAmazement, Of God's ActionsSacrifice, In OtAltars, Built ByMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

So God said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

Then Gideon went and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket and the broth in a pot, and he brought the food to Him under the oak (terebinth) and presented it. Verse ConceptsGoatsFlourFoodBrothWeights And Measures, DryEphah [Ten Omers]Those Who Provided A Mealgideon

So God said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Verse ConceptsGoatsAbrahamdovesCarcass, Literal UsePigeonsAnimals, Types OfHeifersAnimals At Specific Ages

He shall take from the congregation of the Israelites [at their expense] two male goats as a sin offering and one ram as a burnt offering. Verse ConceptsMale AnimalsTwo AnimalsSacrificing Goats

He shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting. Verse ConceptsTwoSacrifices At The DoorwayTwo Animals


The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The rocks are a refuge for the shephanim.
Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
Verse ConceptsWild GoatWhen?Deer Etc.Deer

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to search for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpWild Goat


“My anger is kindled against the shepherds [who are not true shepherds],
And I shall punish the male goats (leaders);
For the Lord of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah (the Southern Kingdom),
And will make them like His beautiful and majestic horse in the battle.
Verse ConceptsInadequate ShepherdingBattle

All nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them [the people] from one another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats; And He will cause the sheep to stand at His right hand, but the goats at His left.


Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats numbering 30,000, all as Passover offerings, and 3,000 bulls—these were from the king’s property. Verse ConceptsThree Thousand And UpThirty Thousand And Up

He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord for the sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin. Verse ConceptsGoatsFemale AnimalsSheep And GoatsPriests Atoning

if his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring a goat, a male without blemish as his offering. Verse ConceptsGoatsMale AnimalsSin Made KnownPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Goats

All the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. Verse ConceptsGoatsHairsHairclothSkilled People

And he made eleven curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. The length of one curtain was thirty cubits and four cubits was the breadth; the eleven curtains were of equal size. And he coupled five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves. read more.
And he made fifty loops on the outmost edge of the curtain to be coupled and fifty loops he made on the inner edge of the second curtain to be coupled. He made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together into one whole.

Now there was a man in Maon whose business and possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel Verse ConceptsGoatsSheepShepherds, As OccupationsSheep ShearingA Thousand AnimalsThree Thousand And UpWealthy People

two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams, Verse ConceptsRamsTwentyThe Number Two HundredPossessing Sheep

so that you may be accepted—it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. Verse ConceptsSheepMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats


“I will accept no young bull from your house
Nor male goat from your folds.
Verse ConceptsMangersShepherds, As OccupationsNot Receiving

He answered, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” And she said, “Will you give me a pledge [as a deposit] until you send it?” Verse ConceptsWages Of A ProstitutePossessing Sheep

But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a young goat [as a gift of reconciliation]; and he said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father would not allow him to go in. Verse ConceptsHarvestVisitingWheatSexual Union Intended

Then Gideon went and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he put in a basket and the broth in a pot, and he brought the food to Him under the oak (terebinth) and presented it. Verse ConceptsGoatsFlourFoodBrothWeights And Measures, DryEphah [Ten Omers]Those Who Provided A Mealgideon

Go now to the flock and bring me two good and suitable young goats, and I will make them into a savory dish [of meat] for your father, the kind he loves [to eat]. Verse ConceptsGoatsAnimals, Types OfSavourinessTwo AnimalsLoving Other Things

Every man who had in his possession blue or purple or scarlet fabric, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them. Verse ConceptsAnimal SkinsRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothHairclothBlue Purple And Scarlet


As I was observing [this], behold, a male goat (Greece) was coming from the west [rushing] across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable horn (Alexander the Great) between his eyes. Verse ConceptsHorns In AllegorySpeedOut Of The WestNot TouchingEyes In Prophecy

The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king. Verse ConceptsAlexander The GreatHorns In AllegoryCosmic CreaturesEyes In Prophecy

(The Bridegroom)“How fair and beautiful you are, my darling,
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].
Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

(The Bridegroom)
“If you do not know [where your lover is],
O you fairest among women,
Run along, follow the tracks of the flock,
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
Verse ConceptsBeauty, SpiritualPasturing The Flockfootprints

These are the beasts which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, The hart, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.


Butter and curds of cows, and milk of the flock,
With fat of lambs,
And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the finest of the wheat;
And you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholButterRamsDairyDrinking WineRich Food

And Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes. Verse ConceptsHairsHairclothThose Who Deceived


The lambs will supply wool for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field.
Verse ConceptsGoatsLambsValue


And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And for the maintenance of your maids.
Verse ConceptsGoatsMaidsMilkteenager

The sons of Israel were counted and given provisions, and they went to meet them. The Israelites camped before the enemy like two little flocks of goats [with everything against them, except God], and the Arameans filled the country. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsSmallnessTwo GroupsFew People

Then they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitDippingCovered With BloodKilling Domesticated AnimalsColor

They were stoned [to death], they were sawn in two, they were lured with tempting offers [to renounce their faith], they were put to death by the sword; they went about wrapped in the skins of sheep and goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated Verse ConceptsFleecesDeath penaltyMartyrdom Of The SaintsStoningMartyrdom, Methods OfPeople Cut In PiecesAnimal SkinsFoul ClothesHalf Of BodiesPeople Actually Doing Evil


“Wander away from the midst of Babylon
And go out of the land of the Chaldeans;
Be like the male goats [who serve as leaders] at the head of the flocks.
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonComing Out From Evil

But the firstborn of a cow or of a sheep or of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy [and belong to the Lord]. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a sweet and soothing aroma to the Lord. Verse ConceptsFatnessAromasSmellsSprinklingFat Of The SacrificesRefreshing God

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they were your customers for lambs, rams, and goats [favored by you]; for these they were your customers. Verse ConceptsGoatsRamsCommerceSheep And Goats

“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your ground into the house of the Lord your God.

“You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodMilkEcologyYoung AnimalAnimal MothersFirst fruits