Thematic Bible: The roe
Thematic Bible
The roe » Illustrative of » Christ
The Beloved to Her Lover: Until the dawn arrives and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved -- be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountain gorges.
My lover is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice.
The roe » Illustrative of » The church
The roe » Clean and fit for food
the ibex, the gazelle, the deer, the wild goat, the antelope, the wild oryx, and the mountain sheep.
On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the Lord your God blesses you in all your villages. Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.
The roe » Described as » Swift
Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.
The roe » Inhabits the mountains
Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.
The roe » Illustrative of » The swift of foot
The three sons of Zeruiah were there -- Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)
The roe » Illustrative of » A good wife
a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.
The roe » Described as » Cheerful
a loving doe, a graceful deer; may her breasts satisfy you at all times, may you be captivated by her love always.
The roe » Described as » Wild
The three sons of Zeruiah were there -- Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)
The roe » Male of, called the roebuck
ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.
The roe » Often hunted by men
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.