Thematic Bible: Shearing of

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. Verse ConceptsPassover lambBeing BetrayedLambsMutenessRevenge, Examples OfSelf ControlSelf DefenceSheepSilenceSheep ShearingJesus Christ, Meekness OfChrist, Character OfHumility Of ChristPatience, The Nature OfPersecution, Nature OfForbearance Of GodChrist Being SilentThose OppressedChrist Was KilledMessianic Propheciesoppression

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. Verse ConceptsCriminalsHousehold GodsSheepStealingSuffering, Causes OfSheep ShearingRobbing Gods

And in process of time the daughter of Shua Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold your father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep. And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him as wife. read more.
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray you, let me come in unto you; (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law.) And she said, What will you give me, that you may come in unto me? And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?