ANIMALS IN THE BIBLE

138 animals and related terms

The Bible is an historic record of real things, people and places. Learn about the animals mentioned in this great book.

This encyclopedia is a continuing work in progress. More cross-references, words, illustrations, updates and other improvements are continually being added.

Questions-and-answers of interest

• What are the Genesis “kinds”? Answer
• Could life have begun through chance and natural chemistry? Have laboratory scientists proved that life evolved on its own? What discovery should have stopped the whole Creation/Evolution debate? Answer
• Why is abiogenesis impossible (the theory that life could have arisen spontaneously from non-life molecules)? Answer
• Can Evolution be the source of life in all its complexity? Answer
• Dinosaurs and the Bible

A adder animal ant ape asp ass B badger basilisk bat bear beast bee beetle beeves behemoth bird bittern boar buffalo bullock burnt offering C calf camel cankerworm caterpillar cattle chameleon chamois cockatrice coney cormorant cow crane cuckoo D dinosaur dog doleful creatures donkey dove dragon dromedary dukiphath (lapwing) E eagle egg elephant F fallow-deer fatling ferret fiery serpent fish flea fleece fox frog

G gazelle gier eagle gnat goat goldencalf gopher grasshopper greyhound H hare hart hawk he-ass heifer hen herd heron hind hoof hoope hornet horse horse-leech hough hyaena I ibex insects J There are no “J” names. K kangaroo kid kine kite L lamb lapwing leopard leviathan lice lions lizard locust M mole mountain goat moth mouse mule N night-hawk

O ochim osprey ossifrage ostrich owl ox P parah palmer-worm partridge peacock peewit pelicans pigeon pygarg Q quails R ram raven roe S satyr scapegoat serpent serpent (fiery) sheep snail sparrow spider sponge stork swallow swan swine T tortoise pygarg turtle-dove U unicorn V viper vulture W weasel whale wolf worm

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation Study Tools & Versions X There are no “X” names. Y There are no “Y” names. Z There are no “Z” na