151 occurrences

'Oxen' in the Bible

And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

Verse ConceptsCowsSheepAnimals, Types OfOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesMultitudes Of DonkeysPeople Giving Other ThingsPossessing Sheep

Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.

Verse ConceptsSheepOwning LivestockReinstating PeopleGroups Of SlavesPeople Giving Other ThingsPossessing Sheepsarah

And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.

Verse ConceptsGoatsCowsOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy People

Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded.

Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

Make for me an altar of earth, offering on it your burned offerings and your peace-offerings, your sheep and your oxen: in every place where I have put the memory of my name, I will come to you and give you my blessing.

Verse ConceptsOxenFellowship OfferingAltars, Made OfBurnt offeringSheepShrinesReminders Of GodProclaiming God’s NameGod Will BlessRegulating SacrificesSacrificesPeace offerings

If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

Verse ConceptsCompensationHeadsLaw, OtRestitutionSheepFour CreaturesFive Animals

In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me.

Verse ConceptsCowsDay 8Seven DaysYoung AnimalAnimal MothersLess Than A Year OldSeven Days For Legal Purposes

And he sent some of the young men of the children of Israel to make burned offerings and peace-offerings of oxen to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringYoung AnimalSacrificing CattlePeace offerings

So that it may be pleasing to the Lord, let him give a male, without any mark, from among the oxen or the sheep or the goats.

Verse ConceptsSheepMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And they came with their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen; a cart for every two of the chiefs, and for every one an ox.

Verse ConceptsOxenGiftsCartsDonationsWagonsSix ThingsTwelve Animals

So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon for their work;

Verse ConceptsTwo Other Things

And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

Verse ConceptsFour Other Things

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

Verse ConceptsGoatsFellowship OfferingRamsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And GoatsPeace offerings

All the oxen, for the burned offering were twelve, the male sheep twelve, the he-lambs of the first year twelve, with their meal offering; and the males of the goats for sin-offering twelve;

Verse ConceptsTwelve AnimalsMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsSacrificing CattleSacrificing Goats

And all the oxen for the peace-offerings, twenty-four oxen, the male sheep sixty, and the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was given for the altar after the holy oil was put on it.

Verse ConceptsSixtiesTwelve AnimalsTwenty SomeSetting Up The Bronze AltarAnointing ThingsSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

And the Levites are to put their hands on the heads of the oxen, and one of the oxen is to be offered for a sin-offering and the other for a burned offering to the Lord to take away the sin of the Levites.

Verse ConceptsExpiationLaying Hands On SacrificesSacrificing CattlePriests Atoning

And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him.

Verse ConceptsSheepSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeySeven AnimalsSeven ThingsBuilding Altars

And Balaam said to Balak, Make me seven altars here and get seven oxen and seven male sheep ready for me.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven Things

And on the first day of every month you are to give a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark;

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalRamsSeven AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsMonths

And you are to give an offering made by fire, a burned offering to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year, without any mark:

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give a burned offering for a sweet smell to the Lord; two oxen, one male sheep, and seven he-lambs of the first year;

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringSeven AnimalsMale AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And give a burned offering, an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord, thirteen oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, all without any mark on them;

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringThirteenFourteenMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesRefreshing GodSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And their meal offering, the best meal mixed with oil, three tenth parts for every one of the thirteen oxen, two tenth parts for every male sheep,

Verse ConceptsAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingEphah [Ten Omers]

On the second day of the feast give an offering of twelve oxen, two male sheep, fourteen he-lambs of the first year, without any mark on them;

Verse ConceptsFourteenThe Second Day Of The WeekMale AnimalsPerfect SacrificesTwo AnimalsTwelve AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesDay 2Sacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen and the sheep and the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And their meal offering and drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered.

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And their meal offering and their drink offerings for the oxen, for the male sheep, and for the lambs, in relation to their number, as it is ordered:

Verse ConceptsMaking Cereal Offerings And Libations

And from the men of war who went out let there be offered to the Lord one out of every five hundred, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep:

Verse ConceptsTributes

And from the part given to the children of Israel, take one out of every fifty, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep, and give it to the Levites who have the care of the House of the Lord.

The number of oxen was thirty-six thousand, of which the Lord's part was seventy-two;

Verse ConceptsThirty Thousand And UpSeventies

And with the money get whatever you have a desire for, oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your soul's desire may be: and make a feast there before the Lord your God, and be glad, you and all your house;

Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrinkingFamilies, Nature OfAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineStrong DrinkEating Drinking And RejoicingAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsTithes And OfferingCelebrationMoney BlessingsSaving Moneybeeralcoholismfriendliness

Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, the son of Zerah, and the silver and the robe and the mass of gold, and his sons and his daughters and his oxen and his asses and his sheep and his tent and everything he had; and they took them up into the valley of Achor.

And put their army in position against them; and they took all the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, till there was no food in Israel, or any sheep or oxen or asses.

For they came up regularly with their oxen and their tents; they came like the locusts in number; they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land for its destruction.

Verse ConceptsInsectsMany CombatantsLocustsTentsGrasshoppersUncountable

So they went on their way again, putting the little ones and the oxen and the goods in front of them.

Verse ConceptsDealing With Young People

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

Verse ConceptsServants Of PeopleLoss Of Donkeys

Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

Verse ConceptsHerds

And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.

Verse ConceptsGesturesHeraldKnivesAnimals Cut In PiecesUnified PeopleTerror Of God

And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingSheepSpoils Of WarForbidden FoodGod's People Sinning

And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their oxen with them that night and put them to death there.

Verse ConceptsForbidden FoodGod's People Sinning

But Saul and the people did not put Agag to death, and they kept the best of the sheep and the oxen and the fat beasts and the lambs, and whatever was good, not desiring to put them to the curse: but everything which was bad and of no use they put to the curse.

Verse ConceptsFatnessCovetousness, Example OfAnnihilation

And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

Verse ConceptsHearing Things

And Saul said, They have taken them from the Amalekites: for the people have kept the best of the sheep and of the oxen as an offering to the Lord your God; all the rest we have given up to destruction.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilation

But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.

Concepts du VersetAnnihilation

And Nob, the town of the priests, he put to the sword, all the men and women, children and babies at the breast, and oxen and asses and sheep.

Verse ConceptsBoth Men And Animals Killed

And David again and again made attacks on the land till not a man or a woman was still living; and he took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the clothing; and he came back to Achish.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingExtermination

And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, PurposeRashnessThreshing FloorSacrilegeAnimals FallingTouching Holy Things

And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take whatever seems right to him, and make an offering of it: see, here are the oxen for the burned offering, and the grain-cleaning instruments and the ox-yokes for wood:

Verse ConceptsThreshingYokesFirewood

And the king said to Araunah, No, but I will give you a price for it; I will not give to the Lord my God burned offerings for which I have given nothing. So David got the grain-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipBuying and sellingNegotiationProperty, LandPurchasingReal EstateFree Of Charge

Then Adonijah put to death sheep and oxen and fat beasts by the stone of Zoheleth, by En-rogel; and he sent for all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants, to come to him:

Verse ConceptsSheep

And has put to death oxen and fat beasts and sheep in great numbers, and has sent for all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the captain of the army; but he has not sent for Solomon your servant.

Because today he has gone down and has put to death oxen and fat beasts and sheep in great numbers, and has sent for all the king's sons to come to him, with the captains of the army and Abiathar the priest; and they are feasting before him and crying, Long life to King Adonijah!

Verse ConceptsFeasting

Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

Verse ConceptsHeadsMangersTen AnimalsTwentyOne HundredEating CattleDeer Etc.Deer

It was supported on twelve oxen, with their back parts turned to the middle of it, three of them facing to the north, three to the west, three to the south, and three to the east; the vessel was resting on top of them.

Verse ConceptsWestThree AnimalsFacing NorthNorth, South, East And WestTwelve Animals

And on the square sides between the frames were lions, oxen, and winged ones; and the same on the frame; and over and under the lions and the oxen and the winged ones were steps.

Verse ConceptsLionsCherubim Depicted

And the great water-vessel, with the twelve oxen under it;

Verse ConceptsTwelve Animals

And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there, were with him before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.

Verse ConceptsSheepUncountableMany CreaturesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house.

Verse ConceptsGoatsGenerosity, HumanCelebrationsSacrifice, In OtSolomon, Life OfTwenty Thousand And UpOne Hundred Thousand And MorePeace offerings

So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, Bad Human AdviceGolden CalvesWhat Is Not GodTwo AnimalsBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptMan's Counsel

And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in Beth-el the priests of the high places he had made.

Verse ConceptsNew Year, TheMonth 8the anniversary Feasts

Now, let them give us two oxen; and let them take one for themselves, and have it cut up, and put it on the wood, but put no fire under it; I will get the other ox ready, and put it on the wood, and put no fire under it.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Cut In PiecesFirewoodChoosing ThingsTwo Animals

So he went away from there and came across Elisha, the son of Shaphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen, he himself walking with the twelfth; and Elijah went up to him and put his robe on him.

Verse ConceptsFarmersCloaksCovering The BodyYokesCultivationPloughingOuter GarmentsPloughmenTwelve Animals

And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingLove, And The WorldRespect, For Human BeingsUnquestioning ServiceParting From ParentsIndividuals Runninggoodbyes

And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalYokesFeeding GroupsFirewoodPeople Following PeopleFarmingbridges

And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?

Verse ConceptsVineyardUntimelinessNot The TimeNot Receiving

But Jehu did not keep himself from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and the evil he made Israel do; the gold oxen were still in Beth-el and in Dan.

Verse ConceptsGolden Calves

And King Ahaz took off the sides of the wheeled bases, and took down the great water-vessel from off the brass oxen which were under it and put it on a floor of stone.

Verse ConceptsBasinsSeaMeans Of Purifying

And those who were near, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came with food on asses and camels and mules and oxen, with meal for food and cakes of figs and masses of grapes, and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in great numbers, for there was joy in Israel.

Verse ConceptsMulesFruitFoodFig treeRaisinsOilSheepWine

And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping.

Verse ConceptsThreshing FloorSacrilege

And when God gave help to the Levites who were lifting up the ark of the agreement of the Lord, they made an offering of seven oxen and seven sheep.

Verse ConceptsRamsSeven AnimalsGod’s Covenant With The Levites

And Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersThreshingWoodFirewood

And they made offerings to the Lord, and gave burned offerings to the Lord, on the day after, a thousand oxen, a thousand sheep, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and a great wealth of offerings for all Israel.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, Materialdrink offeringA Thousand AnimalsSacrifice On The Bronze Altar

It was supported on twelve oxen, three facing to the north, three to the west, three to the south, and three to the east, the water-vessel resting on top of them; their back parts were all turned to the middle of it.

Verse ConceptsFacing NorthTwelve Animals

The great water-vessel with the twelve oxen under it.

Verse ConceptsTwelve Animals

And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there with him, were before the ark, making offerings of sheep and oxen more than might be numbered.

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanUncountableMany Creatures

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