Animals in the Bible
This is a list of animals whose names appear in the Bible.
A
Addax - Deuteronomy 14:5
Ant - Proverbs 6:6; 30:25
Antelope - Deuteronomy 14:5; Isaiah 51:20
Ape - 1 Kings 10:22
B
Bald Locust - Leviticus 11:22
Barn Owl - Leviticus 11:18
Bat - Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20
Bear - 1 Samuel 17:34-37; 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 7:5; Revelation 13:2
Bee - Judges 14:8
Behemoth - Job 40:15
Buzzard - Isaiah 34:15
C
Camel - Genesis 24:10; Leviticus 11:4; Isaiah 30:6; Matthew 3:4; 19:24; 23:24
Chameleon - Leviticus 11:30
Cobra - Isaiah 11:8
Cormorant - Leviticus 11:17
Cow - Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 4:25; Luke 14:5
Crane - Isaiah 38:14
Cricket - Leviticus 11:22
D
Deer - Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5
Dog - Judges 7:5; 1 Kings 21:23-24; Ecclesiastes 9:4; Matthew 15:26-27; Luke 16:21; 2 Peter 2:22; Revelation 22:15
Donkey - Numbers 22:21-41; Isaiah 1:3; 30:6 John 12:14
Dove - Genesis 8:8; 2 Kings 6:25; Matthew 3:16; 10:16; John 2:16
E
Eagle - Exodus 19:4; Isaiah 40:31; Ezekiel 1:10; Daniel 7:4; Revelation 4:7; 12:14
Eagle Owl - Leviticus 11:16
Egyptian Vulture - Leviticus 11:18
F
Falcon - Leviticus 11:14
Fish - Exodus 7:18; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 14:17; 17:27; Luke 24:42; John 21:9
Flea - 1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20
Fly - Ecclesiastes 10:1
Fox - Judges 15:4; Nehemiah 4:3; Matthew 8:20; Luke 13:32
Frog - Exodus 8:2; Revelation 16:13
G
Gazelle - Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5
Gecko - Leviticus 11:30
Gnat - Exodus 8:16; Matthew 23:24
Goat - 1 Samuel 17:34; Genesis 15:9; 37:31; Daniel 8:5; Leviticus 16:7; Matthew 25:33
Grasshopper - Leviticus 11:22
Great Fish - Jonah 1:17
Great Owl - Leviticus 11:17
H
Hare - Leviticus 11:6
Hawk - Leviticus 11:16; Job 39:26
Heron - Leviticus 11:19
Hoopoe - Leviticus 11:19
Horse - 1 Kings 4:26; 2 Kings 2:11; Revelation 6:2-8; 19
Hyena - Isaiah 34:14
Hyrax - Leviticus 11:5
K
Kite - Leviticus 11:14
L
Lamb - Genesis 4:2; 1 Samuel 17:34
Leech - Proverbs 30:15
Leopard - Isaiah 11:6; Jeremiah 13:23; Daniel 7:6; Revelation 13:2
Leviathan - Isaiah 27:1; Psalm 74:14; Job 41:1
Lion - Judges 14:8; 1 Kings 13:24; Isaiah 30:6; 65:25; Daniel 6:7; Ezekiel 1:10; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 4:7; 13:2
Lizard - Leviticus 11:30
Locust - Exodus 10:4; Leviticus 11:22; Joel 1:4; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 9:3
M
Maggot - Job 7:5; 17:14; 21:26; Isaiah 14:11; Mark 9:48
Mole Rat - Leviticus 11:29
Monitor Lizard - Leviticus 11:30
Moth - Matthew 6:19; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8
Mountain Sheep - Deuteronomy 14:5
Mourning Dove - Isaiah 38:14
Mule - 2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 1:38
O
Ostrich - Lamentations 4:3
Owl - Leviticus 11:17; Isaiah 34:15; Psalm 102:6
Ox - 1 Samuel 11:7; 2 Samuel 6:6; 1 Kings 19:20-21; Job 40:15; Isaiah 1:3; Ezekiel 1:10
P
Partridge - 1 Samuel 26:20
Peacock - 1 Kings 10:22
Pig - Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Proverbs 11:22; Isaiah 65:4; 66:3, 17; Matthew 7:6; 8:31; 2 Peter 2:22
Pigeon - Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24
Q
Quail - Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:31
R
Ram - Genesis 15:9; Exodus 25:5
Rat - Leviticus 11:29
Raven - Genesis 8:7; Leviticus 11:15; 1 Kings 17:
Rodent - Isaiah 2:20
Roe Deer - Deuteronomy 14:5
Rooster - Matthew 26:34
S
Scorpion - 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Luke 10:19; Revelation 9:3, 5, 10
Seagull - Leviticus 11:16
Serpent - Genesis 3:1; Revelation 12:9
Sheep - Exodus 12:5; 1 Samuel 17:34; Matthew 25:33; Luke 15:4; John 10:7
Short-eared Owl - Leviticus 11:16
Snail - Psalm 58:8
Snake - Exodus 4:3; Numbers 21:9; Proverbs 23:32; Isaiah 11:8; 30:6; 59:5
Sparrow - Matthew 10:31
Spider - Isaiah 59:5
Stork - Leviticus 11:19
Swallow - Isaiah 38:14
T
Turtledove - Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24
V
Viper - Isaiah 30:6; Proverbs 23:32
Vulture - Leviticus 11:13
W
Wild Goat - Deuteronomy 14:5
Wild Ox - Numbers 23:22
Wolf - Isaiah 11:6; Matthew 7:15
Worm - Isaiah 66:24; Jonah 4:7