ewe, ram, sheep, sheepfold, sheepshearer, sheepskin

Definition

A “sheep” is a medium-sized animal with four legs that has wool all over its body. A male sheep is called a “ram.” A female sheep is called a “ewe.” The plural of “sheep” is also “sheep.”

• A baby sheep is called a “lamb.”
• The Israelites often used sheep for sacrifices, especially male sheep and young sheep.
• People eat meat from sheep and use their wool to make clothing and other things.
• Sheep are very trusting, weak, and timid. They are easily influenced to wander away. They need a shepherd to lead them, protect them, and provide them with food, water, and shelter.
• In the Bible, people are compared to sheep who have God as their shepherd.

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(See also: Israel, lamb, sacrifice, shepherd)

Bible References

• Acts 8:32
• Genesis 30:32
• John 2:14
• Luke 15:5
• Mark 6:34
• Matthew 9:36
• Matthew 10:6
• Matthew 12:12
• Matthew 25:33

Examples from the Bible stories

• __9:12 One day while Moses was taking care of his sheep__, he saw a bush that was on fire.
• __17:2 David was a shepherd from the town of Bethlehem. At different times while he was watching his father’s sheep, David had killed both a lion and a bear that had attacked the sheep__.
• __30:3 To Jesus, these people were like sheep__ without a shepherd.
• __38:8 Jesus said, “All of you will all abandon me tonight. It is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd and all the sheep__ will be scattered.’”

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0352, H1494, H1798, H2169, H3104, H3532, H3535, H3733, H3775, H5739, H5763, H6260, H6629, H6792, H7353, H7462, H7716, G41650, G42620, G42630