11 occurrences

'Cows' in the Bible

"Sir, you know that the children are frail," Jacob suggested, "and the ewes and cows with me are still nursing their young. If they're driven even for a day, the entire flock will die.

Verse ConceptsTendernessOne DayWeak AnimalsDrivingAnimals SucklingDeath Of CreaturesStrictness

when all of a sudden seven healthy, plump cows emerged from the Nile to graze in the grass that grew in the reeds that lined the bank.

Verse ConceptsFatnessSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

Right after that, seven more cows came up out of the Nile. Ugly and gaunt, they stood next to the other cows on the bank of the Nile River.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsRiver BanksThin BodiesRiver Nile

But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.

Verse ConceptsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingThin Bodies

and all of a sudden seven healthy, plump, beautiful cows emerged from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds that line the bank.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

Just then, seven other cows emerged after them, poor, ugly, and appearing very gaunt in their flesh. I've never seen anything as ugly as those cows anywhere in the entire land of Egypt!

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsUnique CreaturesBad Items

But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals Eating

Not only that," Pharaoh continued, "after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

Verse ConceptsBad Items

The seven healthy cows represent seven years, as do the seven healthy ears. The dreams are identical.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven Things

The seven gaunt cows that arose after the healthy cows are seven years, as are the seven gaunt ears scorched by the east wind. There will be seven years of famine.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Characteristics OfSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsOut Of The EastScorchingThin Bodies

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