'Pigs' in the Bible

It is uprooted by the pigs from the woods, the beasts of the field get their food from it.

who sit among graves, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pigs' meat, with the broth of detestable things in their pots;

"Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves, following the one at the center of those who eat the meat of pigs, disgusting things, and rats, are all alike," says the LORD.

Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them with their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces.

Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding.

“If You drive us out,” the demons begged Him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”

“Go!” He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Now a large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside.

The demons begged Him, “Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them.”

And He gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they reported what had happened in the city and countryside. So the people went to see what had happened.

The eyewitnesses described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and told about the pigs.

A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

The demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.