Bible Verses About Beast
This collection includes 279 passages about Beast. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
This collection is a starting point, not a count of every relevant passage in the Bible.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Reading context: Creation account names “beast of the earth” as a distinct living kind made by God.
Scripture Passages
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Reading context: God made the “beast of the earth” after its kind; directly about beasts in creation.
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Reading context: God assigns green herb as food to every beast of the earth; literal animal sense.
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Reading context: God forms every beast of the field and brings them to Adam; central beast passage.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Reading context: Adam names every beast of the field; directly concerns beasts.
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Reading context: The serpent is compared with other “beast of the field”; literal animal category.
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Reading context: Serpent cursed above every beast of the field; beast used of literal animals.
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Reading context: God’s judgment includes man, beast, creeping thing, and fowl; literal animals.
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
Reading context: Noah is commanded to take clean and unclean beasts into the ark; central animal instruction.
Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
Reading context: Clean and unclean beasts enter the ark; literal beast reference in flood setting.
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
Reading context: Every beast after its kind enters the ark with Noah; literal animals.
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
Reading context: Flood judgment kills fowl, cattle, beast, creeping things, and man; literal animals.
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Reading context: Every beast goes out of the ark after its kind; literal animal reference.
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Reading context: Noah offers clean beast and fowl as burnt offerings; literal animals.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Reading context: Fear and dread of humanity is upon every beast of the earth; literal animals.
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Reading context: God requires blood at the hand of every beast; literal animal accountability.
And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
Reading context: God’s covenant includes every beast of the earth with Noah; literal animals.
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
Reading context: Jacob says torn animals were not brought to Laban; “beasts” are literal animals, secondary.
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
Reading context: “Every beast of theirs” refers to their livestock/property; literal animals, secondary.
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
Reading context: Esau takes his cattle and all his beasts; “beasts” means livestock/animals, secondary.
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Reading context: Uses “evil beast” as a wild animal blamed for Joseph’s supposed death; literal animal sense fits the topic.
And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Reading context: Jacob concludes an “evil beast” devoured Joseph; the word refers to a wild animal, fitting the beast topic.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Reading context: “Beasts” are pack animals the brothers are told to load; incidental but literal animal sense.
And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Reading context: Lice strike “man, and in beast” in Egypt; beast means livestock/animals under plague judgment.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Reading context: The magicians cannot duplicate lice on “man, and upon beast”; beast is literal livestock/animals.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
Reading context: Boils come upon “man, and upon beast” throughout Egypt; beast refers to animals suffering the plague.
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
Reading context: The boils break out on “man, and upon beast”; animal sense is clear in the plague narrative.
Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
Reading context: Hail warning includes “every man and beast” in the field; beast means livestock/animals exposed to judgment.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
Reading context: Hail is sent upon “man, and upon beast” in Egypt; literal animals are in view.
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
Reading context: Hail smites “both man and beast” in Egypt; beast denotes livestock/animals, fitting the topic.
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Reading context: The firstborn of “beasts” will die in the final plague; beast means animals/livestock.
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Reading context: No dog will move against Israelite “man or beast”; beast is a literal animal in the contrast.
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
Reading context: God will smite Egypt’s firstborn “both man and beast”; beast refers to literal animals under judgment.
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
Reading context: Firstborn “both of man and of beast” are sanctified to God; beast means literal animals.
That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord’s.
Reading context: Every firstling “of a beast” is set apart to the Lord; the word refers to livestock/animals.
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
Reading context: The Lord slew Egypt’s firstborn “of man” and “of beast”; beast means literal animals.
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
Reading context: Mount Sinai boundary applies to “beast or man”; beast is a literal animal, though incidental to the scene.
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
Reading context: The “dead beast” from a pit accident belongs to the pit owner; direct legal use of beast as animal.
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
Reading context: A man lets “his beast” graze in another’s field; beast is livestock and central to restitution law.
If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
Reading context: An animal entrusted as “any beast” dies or is hurt; beast is the object of the custody law.
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Reading context: Uses beast literally as an animal in the prohibition of bestiality; relevant but secondary to the moral law.
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- Genesis 1:24
- Genesis 1:25
- Genesis 1:30
- Genesis 2:19
- Genesis 2:20
- Genesis 3:1
- Genesis 3:14
- Genesis 6:7
- Genesis 7:2
- Genesis 7:8
- Genesis 7:14
- Genesis 7:21
- Genesis 8:19
- Genesis 8:20
- Genesis 9:2
- Genesis 9:5
- Genesis 9:10
- Genesis 31:39
- Genesis 34:23
- Genesis 36:6
- Genesis 37:20
- Genesis 37:33
- Genesis 45:17
- Exodus 8:17
- Exodus 8:18
- Exodus 9:9
- Exodus 9:10
- Exodus 9:19
- Exodus 9:22
- Exodus 9:25
- Exodus 11:5
- Exodus 11:7
- Exodus 12:12
- Exodus 13:2
- Exodus 13:12
- Exodus 13:15
- Exodus 19:13
- Exodus 21:34
- Exodus 22:5
- Exodus 22:10
- Exodus 22:19
- Exodus 22:31
- Exodus 23:11
- Exodus 23:29
- Leviticus 5:2
- Leviticus 7:21
- Leviticus 7:24
- Leviticus 7:25
- Leviticus 7:26
- Leviticus 11:2
- Leviticus 11:3
- Leviticus 11:26
- Leviticus 11:27
- Leviticus 11:39
- Leviticus 11:46
- Leviticus 11:47
- Leviticus 17:13
- Leviticus 17:15
- Leviticus 18:23
- Leviticus 20:15
- Leviticus 20:16
- Leviticus 20:25
- Leviticus 22:8
- Leviticus 24:18
- Leviticus 24:21
- Leviticus 25:7
- Leviticus 26:6
- Leviticus 26:22
- Leviticus 27:9
- Leviticus 27:10
- Leviticus 27:11
- Leviticus 27:26
- Leviticus 27:27
- Leviticus 27:28
- Numbers 3:13
- Numbers 8:17
- Numbers 18:15
- Numbers 20:8
- Numbers 20:11
- Numbers 31:11
- Numbers 31:26
- Numbers 31:30
- Numbers 31:47
- Numbers 35:3
- Deuteronomy 4:17
- Deuteronomy 7:22
- Deuteronomy 14:4
- Deuteronomy 14:6
- Deuteronomy 27:21
- Deuteronomy 28:26
- Deuteronomy 32:24
- Judges 20:48
- 1 Samuel 17:44
- 1 Samuel 17:46
- 2 Samuel 21:10
- 1 Kings 4:33
- 1 Kings 18:5
- 2 Kings 3:17
- 2 Kings 14:9
- 2 Chronicles 25:18
- 2 Chronicles 32:28
- Ezra 1:4
- Ezra 1:6
- Nehemiah 2:12
- Nehemiah 2:14
- Job 5:22
- Job 5:23
- Job 12:7
- Job 35:11
- Job 37:8
- Job 39:15
- Job 40:20
- Psalms 8:7
- Psalms 36:6
- Psalms 50:10
- Psalms 50:11
- Psalms 79:2
- Psalms 80:13
- Psalms 104:11
- Psalms 104:20
- Psalms 104:25
- Psalms 135:8
- Psalms 147:9
- Psalms 148:10
- Proverbs 9:2
- Proverbs 12:10
- Proverbs 30:30
- Ecclesiastes 3:19
- Ecclesiastes 3:21
- Isaiah 1:11
- Isaiah 13:21
- Isaiah 13:22
- Isaiah 18:6
- Isaiah 30:6
- Isaiah 34:14
- Isaiah 35:9
- Isaiah 40:16
- Isaiah 43:20
- Isaiah 46:1
- Isaiah 56:9
- Isaiah 66:20
- Jeremiah 7:20
- Jeremiah 7:33
- Jeremiah 9:10
- Jeremiah 12:4
- Jeremiah 12:9
- Jeremiah 15:3
- Jeremiah 16:4
- Jeremiah 19:7
- Jeremiah 21:6
- Jeremiah 27:5
- Jeremiah 27:6
- Jeremiah 28:14
- Jeremiah 31:27
- Jeremiah 32:43
- Jeremiah 33:10
- Jeremiah 33:12
- Jeremiah 34:20
- Jeremiah 36:29
- Jeremiah 50:3
- Jeremiah 50:39
- Jeremiah 51:62
- Ezekiel 5:17
- Ezekiel 14:13
- Ezekiel 14:15
- Ezekiel 14:17
- Ezekiel 14:19
- Ezekiel 14:21
- Ezekiel 25:13
- Ezekiel 29:5
- Ezekiel 29:8
- Ezekiel 29:11
- Ezekiel 31:6
- Ezekiel 31:13
- Ezekiel 32:4
- Ezekiel 32:13
- Ezekiel 33:27
- Ezekiel 34:5
- Ezekiel 34:8
- Ezekiel 34:25
- Ezekiel 34:28
- Ezekiel 36:11
- Ezekiel 38:20
- Ezekiel 39:4
- Ezekiel 39:17
- Ezekiel 44:31
- Daniel 2:38
- Daniel 4:12
- Daniel 4:14
- Daniel 4:15
- Daniel 4:16
- Daniel 4:21
- Daniel 4:23
- Daniel 4:25
- Daniel 4:32
- Daniel 5:21
- Daniel 7:3
- Daniel 7:5
- Daniel 7:6
- Daniel 7:7
- Daniel 7:11
- Daniel 7:12
- Daniel 7:17
- Daniel 7:19
- Daniel 7:23
- Daniel 8:4
- Hosea 2:12
- Hosea 2:18
- Hosea 4:3
- Hosea 13:8
- Joel 1:18
- Joel 1:20
- Joel 2:22
- Amos 5:22
- Jonah 3:7
- Jonah 3:8
- Micah 1:13
- Micah 5:8
- Habakkuk 2:17
- Zephaniah 1:3
- Zephaniah 2:14
- Zephaniah 2:15
- Zechariah 8:10
- Zechariah 14:15
- Mark 1:13
- Luke 10:34
- Acts 7:42
- Acts 10:12
- Acts 11:6
- Acts 23:24
- Acts 28:4
- Acts 28:5
- Romans 1:23
- 1 Corinthians 15:32
- 1 Corinthians 15:39
- Hebrews 12:20
- Hebrews 13:11
- James 3:7
- Revelation 4:6
- Revelation 4:7
- Revelation 4:8
- Revelation 4:9
- Revelation 5:6
- Revelation 5:8
- Revelation 5:11
- Revelation 5:14
- Revelation 6:1
- Revelation 6:3
- Revelation 6:5
- Revelation 6:6
- Revelation 11:7
- Revelation 13:1
- Revelation 13:2
- Revelation 13:3
- Revelation 13:4
- Revelation 13:11
- Revelation 13:12
- Revelation 13:14
- Revelation 13:15
- Revelation 13:17
- Revelation 13:18
- Revelation 14:9
- Revelation 14:11
- Revelation 15:2
- Revelation 16:2
- Revelation 16:10
- Revelation 16:13
- Revelation 17:3
- Revelation 17:7
- Revelation 17:8
- Revelation 17:11
- Revelation 17:12
- Revelation 17:13
- Revelation 17:16
- Revelation 17:17
- Revelation 19:19
- Revelation 19:20
- Revelation 20:4
- Revelation 20:10
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