Nave’s Topical Bible
Ass (Donkey)
39 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- DOMESTICATED
- Herds of
Genesis 12:16; Genesis 24:35; Genesis 32:5; Genesis 34:28; Numbers 31:34,45; 1 Chronicles 5:21; Ezra 2:67; Nehemiah 7:69
- Used for riding
Genesis 22:3; Numbers 22:21-33; Joshua 15:18; Judges 1:14; Judges 5:10; 1 Samuel 25:23; 2 Chronicles 28:15; Zechariah 9:9
- By Jesus
- Carrying burdens
- Drawing chariots
- For food
- Not to be yoked with an ox
- Rest on the Sabbath
- Bridles for
- Jawbone of, used by Samson with which to kill Philistines
- FIRSTLINGS OF redeemed
- Herds of
- WILD
Job 6:5; Job 24:5; Job 39:5; Psalms 104:11; Isaiah 32:14; Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 14:6; Hosea 8:9
Bible verses about “Ass (Donkey)”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 12:16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
- Genesis 24:35And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 32:5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
- Genesis 34:28They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
- Numbers 31:34And threescore and one thousand asses,
- Numbers 31:45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
- 1 Chronicles 5:21And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.
- Ezra 2:67Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
- Nehemiah 7:69Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
- Genesis 22:3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
- Numbers 22:21And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
- Numbers 22:22And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.
- Numbers 22:23And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
- Numbers 22:24But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.
- Numbers 22:25And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
- Numbers 22:26And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.
- Numbers 22:27And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
- Numbers 22:28And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
- Numbers 22:29And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
- Numbers 22:30And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.
- Numbers 22:31Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
- Numbers 22:32And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
- Numbers 22:33And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.
- Joshua 15:18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
- Judges 1:14And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
- Judges 5:10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
- 1 Samuel 25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
- 2 Chronicles 28:15And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Matthew 21:2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
- Matthew 21:5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
- Luke 13:15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
- John 12:14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
- John 12:15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.
- Genesis 42:26And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
- 2 Samuel 16:1And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
- Isaiah 30:6The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
- Isaiah 21:7And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
- 2 Kings 6:25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
- Deuteronomy 22:10Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.