Thematic Bible: Goat


Thematic Bible



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

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 of the blood of grapes you drank wine.
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 was in Carmel; and the man was very rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while he was shearing his sheep in Carmel Verse ConceptsGoatsSheepShepherds, As OccupationsSheep ShearingA Thousand AnimalsThree Thousand And UpWealthy People

How beautiful you are, my darling,
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves behind your veil;
Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead.
Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

“Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have confused me;
Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Gilead.
Verse ConceptsLooking Intently At PeopleAppearance Of Hairwaterfalls

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

The LORD spoke again to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. 'Whatever divides a hoof, thus making split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat. read more.
'Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. 'Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; the rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you. 'You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material 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 curtains of goats’ hair for 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 cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek 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 by David his son. Verse ConceptsQuantities Of Wine

Go now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves. Verse ConceptsGoatsAnimals, Types OfSavourinessTwo AnimalsLoving Other Things


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

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

“When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of 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 soil into the house of the Lord your God.You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother. Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodMilkEcologyYoung AnimalAnimal MothersFirst fruits

You shall purify for yourselves every garment and every article of leather and all the work of goats’ hair, and all articles of wood.” Verse ConceptsDressAnimal SkinsWashing ClothesHairclothClean Clothes

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

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

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

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

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

He shall take from the congregation of the sons of Israel two male goats for a sin offering and one ram for 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 cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

“Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth?
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
Verse ConceptsWild GoatWhen?Deer Etc.Deer

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek 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,
And I will punish the male goats;
For the Lord of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
Verse ConceptsInadequate ShepherdingBattle

"All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.


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

He shall also bring his guilt offering to the Lord for his 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 for his offering a goat, a male without defect. Verse ConceptsGoatsMale AnimalsSin Made KnownPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Goats

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

Then he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains in all. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits and four cubits the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had the same measurements. He joined five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves. read more.
Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second set. He made fifty clasps of bronze to join the tent together so that it would be a unit.

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

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

for you to be accepted—it must be a male without defect from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats. Verse ConceptsSheepMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

“I shall take no young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.
Verse ConceptsMangersShepherds, As OccupationsNot Receiving

He said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge until you send it?” Verse ConceptsWages Of A ProstitutePossessing Sheep

But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat, and said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father did not let him enter. Verse ConceptsHarvestVisitingWheatSexual Union Intended

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

Go now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, that I may prepare them as a savory dish for your father, such as he loves. Verse ConceptsGoatsAnimals, Types OfSavourinessTwo AnimalsLoving Other Things

Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material 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


While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. Verse ConceptsHorns In AllegorySpeedOut Of The WestNot TouchingEyes In Prophecy

The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Verse ConceptsAlexander The GreatHorns In AllegoryCosmic CreaturesEyes In Prophecy

How beautiful you are, my darling,
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves behind your veil;
Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead.
Verse ConceptsAppearance Of HairYoung LoversHairgirlfriends

If you yourself do not know,
Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
Verse ConceptsBeauty, SpiritualPasturing The Flockfootprints

"These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.

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 of the blood of grapes you drank wine.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholButterRamsDairyDrinking WineRich Food

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

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

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

The sons of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went to meet them; and the sons of Israel camped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Arameans filled the country. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsSmallnessTwo GroupsFew People

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

They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-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 forth from the land of the Chaldeans;
Be also like male goats at the head of the flock.
Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonComing Out From Evil

But the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a 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; for these they were your customers. Verse ConceptsGoatsRamsCommerceSheep And Goats

“You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God.You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother. Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodMilkEcologyYoung AnimalAnimal MothersFirst fruits

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