Thematic Bible: Reptiles


Thematic Bible



These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. Verse ConceptsCorpses Of AnimalsUnclean Until Evening

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. read more.
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. read more.
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Verse ConceptsAlcoholCobrasSerpentsSnakesThings Like Snakes

And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Verse ConceptsRuinsArchaeologyTearsDestruction Of JerusalemEmpty Citiesjerusalem

I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOstricheslonliness

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Verse ConceptsCobrasLionsSerpentsSnakesLions, Figurative Use OfTrampling AnimalsDeliverance From LionsPower Over SnakesOvercoming Obstacles

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Verse ConceptsCobrasBitingEarsPoisonSerpentsWicked Described AsAnimals, Types OfThings Like SnakesRefusing To Hear

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Verse ConceptsAlcoholPoisonSnakesThings Like SnakesSnakebitesalcoholism

The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, Verse ConceptsLike CreaturesAvoiding IdolatryRegulations For Men And WomenAncestral Worshipimage

The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. Verse ConceptsenvoyBackSnakesBeastsflying

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. Verse ConceptsFrogsMouthsFalse Prophets, Examples OfSatan, Agents OfThree AnimalsSpirit BeingsCosmic CreaturesOther References To MouthsBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsjumpingDemonic Influence

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. Verse ConceptsMiscarriagesMiscarriages And Stillborn

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. Verse ConceptsNestsCobrasSnakesAnimals, Types OfCrawlingPower Over SnakesChildren And The Kingdombaby

They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Verse ConceptsInsectsSpinning And WeavingSpiders


Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: Verse ConceptsInsectsThree Or FourShortagesTwo WomenGreedvampires

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesHeelsPeople TumblingThings Like SnakesSnakebitesFalling Backwards


Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: Verse Conceptsbugs

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. Verse ConceptsArtHouses

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. Verse ConceptsCedarHyssopPlantsRelation Of Animals To ManBeauty Of NatureFishPets

Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Verse ConceptsCosmic CreaturesPeople Possessing Other Things

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Verse ConceptsIncorruptibleImmortality, In NtNations DescribedBirds, Features OfNature DecayingNo DecayPeople Are CorruptibleIdolatryExchanging Good For BadNature Of IdolatryBirdscatsimage

They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Verse ConceptsInsectsSpinning And WeavingSpiders

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Verse ConceptsAaron, PrivilegesMiracles Of Moses And AaronThings Changedmagic

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. Verse ConceptsNestsCobrasSnakesAnimals, Types OfCrawlingPower Over SnakesChildren And The Kingdombaby

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. Verse ConceptsHeatHot ThingsFirewoodjumping

He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. Verse ConceptsTeeth

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