Sheep Offered in sacrifice:
- By Abel
Genesis 4:4
- By Noah
Genesis 8:20
- By Abraham
Genesis 22:13
Offerings
Required in the Mosaic offerings
Offerings
Land adapted to the raising of sheep:
- Of Bashan
Deuteronomy 32:14
- Of Bozrah
Micah 2:12
- Of Kedar
Ezekiel 27:21
- Of Nebaioth
Isaiah 60:7
- Of Sharon
Isaiah 65:10
Jacob's management of
Genesis 30:40
Milk of, used for food
Deuteronomy 32:14
Shearing of
Genesis 31:19; Genesis 38:17; Isaiah 53:7
Feasting at the time of shearing
1 Samuel 25:11; 1 Samuel 25:36; 2 Samuel 13:23
First fleece of, belonged to priests and Levites
Deuteronomy 18:4
Tribute paid in
2 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 5:21; 2 Chronicles 17:11
Figurative:
- General references
1 Chronicles 21:17; Psalms 74:1; Jeremiah 13:20
- Of backsliders
Jeremiah 50:6
- Of lost sinners
Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:6
- Of the righteous
Jeremiah 50:17; Ezekiel 34; Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27; John 10:16
- Of the defenselessness of ministers
Matthew 10:16
- Parable of the lost
Matthew 18:13; Luke 15:7