What does "Horse" mean in the Bible?
Horse, one of the noblest of animals, of which Job gives a most poetic description, ch. Horse appears in 26 verses across 13 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Horse?
HORSE, Gen 49:17, one of the noblest of animals, of which Job gives a most poetic description, ch. Job 39:19-25. In the early periods of the world the laboring-beasts were chiefly oxen and asses, while horses were used by kings and warriors, either mounted or harnessed to chariots. Ex 14:9, 1 Sam 14:23; Esth 6:8. The use of horses by the Israelites was discouraged. Deut 17:16; Josh 11:6. The reason is perhaps explained in Isa 31:1, Isa 31:3. In Solomon's time, however, horses were common among them, and he probably imported them from Syria and Egypt. 1 Kgs 4:26; 1 Kgs 10:26, 1 Kgs 10:29; 2 Chr 1:14-17; 2 Chr 9:25. At the present day the horse is the usual conveyer of travellers through Palestine and Syria, as the camel is in the desert and the donkey in Egypt. Horses were consecrated to idol-gods, 2 Kgs 23:11, and are often employed by the prophets, under different colors, to denote the character of future dispensations, Zech 1:8; Zech 6:2-6; and so also are angels represented under the figure of horses, 2 Kgs 2:11; 2 Kgs 6:15-17, because of the characteristic strength, fleetness, and courage of that animal.
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 Horse?
Where does Horse appear in the Bible?
Horse is referenced in 26 verses across 13 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Kings 10:29
- 1 Kings 20:25
- 2 Chronicles 1:17
- 2 Chronicles 23:15
- Esther 6:8
- Esther 6:9
- Esther 6:10
- Esther 6:11
- Exodus 15:1
- Exodus 15:21
- Genesis 49:17
- Isaiah 63:13
- Jeremiah 8:6
- Jeremiah 31:40
- Jeremiah 51:21
- Job 39:18
- Job 39:19
- Nahum 3:2
- Nehemiah 3:28
- Proverbs 21:31
- Proverbs 26:3
- Psalms 33:17
- Psalms 76:6
- Psalms 147:10
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Open all 26 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Horse.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Horse?
Horse appears in 26 verses across 13 books, most often in Esther, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Horse?
Esther, Jeremiah, Psalms, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Exodus, Job, Proverbs, and 5 more.
Where can I read every verse about Horse?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 26, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
