Cattle

How Nave’s arranged it

• (Of the bovine species)
• Used for sacrifice1 Kings 8:63
• See Heifer
• See Offerings
• ShelteredGenesis 33:17
• Stall-fedProverbs 15:17
• Gilead adapted to the raising ofNumbers 32:1–4
• Bashan suitable to the raising ofPsalms 22:12Ezekiel 39:18Amos 4:1
• See Animals
• See Bull
• See Bullock
• See Cow

The passages, in Bible order (7)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 7 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 33:17

   but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 33:172 voices

   “(Verse 17) And Jacob built a house there for himself, and he built shelters for his livestock; therefore he called the name of that place Tabernacles. Where we have tents, it is read in Hebrew as Sochoth. Furthermore, until today, there is a city beyond the Jordan with this name in the region of Scythopolis, about which we have written in the book of Joshua.

   “And Jacob journeyed to Succoth,.... Perhaps after he had been at Seir, and stayed there some little time. Succoth was on the other side of Jordan, so called by anticipation, for it had its name from what follows; as yet there was no city built here, or at least of this name; afterwards there was, it lay in a valley, and belonged to Sihon king of Heshbon, and was given to the tribe of Gad, Jos 13:27; it is mentioned along with Penuel, and was not far from it, Jdg 8:

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2. Numbers 32:1–4

   Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 32:1–42 voices

   “Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle,....

   “Jazer - Compare the marginal reference. This district, although included in the land of Gilead, seems to have had special attractions for the Israelite settlers. All travelers in Gilead, the modern Belka, bear witness to its richness as compared with the country to the west of the Jordan. Its general character is that of an upland pasture, undulating and thickly timbered.

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3. 1 Kings 8:63

   And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 8:632 voices

   “And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord,....

   “These numbers have been thought incredible, but they are not impossible. At least 100, 000, or 120, 000 men 1Ki 8:65 were assembled; and as they all offered sacrifice with the king 1Ki 8:62, the number of victims must have been enormous. Part of the flesh of so many victims would be eaten; but much of the meat may have been privately burned Lev 19:6, the object of the sacrifice being the glory of God, and not the convenience of the people. Profusion was a usual feature of the sacrifices of antiquity.

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4. Psalms 22:12

   Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 22:122 voices

   "They have surrounded me." Above the Psalmist, in the person of Christ, showed that his complaint or grievance was reasonable, both on God's part and from the custom or experience of the ancients; here, however, he pursues the order of the passion as regards the …

   “Many bulls have compassed me,....

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5. Proverbs 15:17

   Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

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   “But you should be content with your own possessions and not feed on the losses of others. The good food is the simplicity of innocence. Having their own good, they do not know how to lay traps for others, nor do they burn with the flames of greed, for whom every gain is a loss to virtue and an inflaming desire.

   “Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,....

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6. Ezekiel 39:18

   You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan.

   ›Commentary on Ezekiel 39:182 voices

   “(Verse 17 and following) 'Therefore, son of man, thus says the Lord God: Speak to every winged creature, to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field or the countryside: Come together and hasten, gather from all around to my sacrifice that I have offered to you, a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh and drink blood.

   “Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty,....

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7. Amos 4:1

   Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”

   ›Commentary on Amos 4:12 voices

   “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan,.... Or "cows of Bashan" (n); a country beyond Jordan, inhabited by the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, very fruitful of pasturage, and where abundance of fat cattle were brought up; to whom persons of distinction, and of the first rank, are here compared.

   “(Chapter 4, Verse 1 onwards) Hear this word, you fat cows of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, 'Bring us something to drink!' The Lord God has sworn by his holiness: behold, days are coming upon you when they will take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks. And you will go out through breaches, each one straight ahead, and you will be cast out into Harmon, declares the Lord.

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