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	Torrey's—Sheep

Sheep

Offered in sacrifice

• By Abel
• —Ge 4:4
• By Noah
• —Ge 8:20
• By Abraham
• —Ge 22:13

See OFFERINGS

Required in the Mosaic offerings

• See
• OFFERINGS

The land of Bashan adapted to the raising of—De 32:14

Also

• Bozrah
• —Mic 2:12
• Kedar
• —Eze 27:21
• Nebaioth
• —Isa 60:7
• Sharon
• —Isa 65:10
• Jacob's management of
• —Ge 30:32-40

Milk of, used for food—De 32:14

Shearing of—Ge 31:19; 38:12-17; Isa 53:7

Feasting at the time of shearing—1Sa 25:11,36; 2Sa 13:23

The first fleece of, belonged to the priests and the Levites—De 18:4

Tribute (taxes) paid in—2Ki 3:4; 1Ch 5:21; 2Ch 17:11

FIGURATIVE—1Ch 21:17; Ps 74:1; Jer 13:20

• Of backsliders
• —Jer 50:6
• Of lost sinners
• —Mt 9:36; 10:6
• Of the righteous
• —Jer 50:17; Eze 34; Mt 26:31; Mr 14:27; Joh 10:1-16
• Of the defenselessness of servants of God (Greek: diakonoi)
• —Mt 10:16
• Parable of the lost
• —Mt 18:11-13; Lu 15:4-7