What does "Beast" mean in the Bible?
This word is generally used to distinguish all animals from man, as in Ps 36:6. Beast appears in 39 verses across 11 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Beast?
BEAST. Gen 2:19. This word is generally used to distinguish all animals from man, as in Ps 36:6. Sometimes quadrupeds only are denoted by it, as Lev 11:2; and in Gen 1:24-25, it is supposed to refer to creatures that roam at large. Beasts were created on the sixth day, and were named by Adam. Paul describes some of his opposers as wild beasts, so furious and brutal was their treatment of him. 1 Cor 15:32. A similar application will be found in Ps 22:12-16; Eccl 3:18; Isa 11:6-8, and in 2 Pet 2:12 and Jude 10, to denote a class of wicked men. "Wild beasts of the islands" Jer 50:39, etc., seem to be jackals (literally, "the howlers," as in Arabic these animals are called "the sons of howling"). "Wild beasts of the desert" probably denote such creatures as the hyena. Under the ancient dispensation the beasts were sometimes made to participate externally in the observance of religious ceremonies, Jon 3:7-8, and suffered, with men, the judgment of God. Ex 9:6 and Ex 13:15; Ps 135:8; Jer 7:20 and Jer 21:6; Eze 32:13; Eze 38:20; Hos 4:3. See Clean and Unclean.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Beast?
Where does Beast appear in the Bible?
Beast is referenced in 39 verses across 11 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 4:17
- Exodus 8:18
- Exodus 9:9
- Exodus 9:10
- Exodus 9:19
- Exodus 9:25
- Exodus 11:7
- Exodus 12:12
- Exodus 13:2
- Exodus 13:15
- Exodus 19:13
- Ezekiel 8:10
- Ezekiel 14:13
- Ezekiel 14:17
- Ezekiel 14:19
- Ezekiel 29:8
- Ezekiel 29:11
- Genesis 6:7
- Haggai 1:11
- Jeremiah 7:20
- Jeremiah 21:6
- Jeremiah 31:27
- Jeremiah 32:43
- Jeremiah 33:10
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Open all 39 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Beast.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Beast?
Beast appears in 39 verses across 11 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 10 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Beast?
Exodus, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Numbers, Psalms, Jonah, Deuteronomy, Genesis, and 3 more.
Where can I read every verse about Beast?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 39, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
