Bible verses from the New World Translation (NWT) mentioning various animals from the Bible. For species that are not mentioned in the Bible, I will confirm their absence.
1. Sheep
- Psalm 23:1: "Jehovah is my Shepherd. I will lack nothing."
2. Goat
- Leviticus 16:21-22: "Aaron must lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the errors of the Israelites and all their transgressions... and it must be sent away into the wilderness."
3. Ox
- Deuteronomy 25:4: "You must not muzzle a bull while it is threshing."
4. Donkey
- Exodus 23:5: "If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying down under its load, you must refrain from leaving it; you must help him release it."
5. Camel
- Genesis 24:64: "Rebekah raised her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel."
6. Lion
- Proverbs 28:1: "The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion."
7. Bear
- 2 Kings 2:24: "He turned around and looked at them and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out of the forest and tore 42 of the children to pieces."
8. Leopard
- Jeremiah 13:23: "Can a leopard change its spots? Likewise, can you do good, who are accustomed to doing evil?"
9. Wolf
- Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf will reside for a while with the lamb, and with the young goat the leopard will lie down."
10. Eagle
- Isaiah 40:31: "But those hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will soar on wings like eagles."
11. Dove
- Matthew 3:16: "After being baptized, Jesus immediately came up from the water; and look! The heavens were opened up, and he saw God’s spirit descending like a dove and coming upon him."
12. Raven
- Genesis 8:7: "He sent out a raven; it continued flying outside and returning until the waters dried off the earth."
13. Serpent
- Genesis 3:1: "Now the serpent was the most cautious of all the wild animals of the field that Jehovah God had made."
14. Locust
- Exodus 10:14: "The locusts invaded all the land of Egypt and settled down on the whole territory of Egypt."
15. Horse
- Revelation 6:2: "And I saw, and look! a white horse, and the one seated on it had a bow; and a crown was given him, and he went out conquering and to complete his conquest."
16. Fish (various kinds)
- Matthew 14:17: "They said to him: 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'"
17. Ram
- Genesis 22:13: "Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket."
18. Deer
- Psalm 42:1: "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God."
19. Dog
- Matthew 15:27: "She said: 'Yes, Lord; but really the little dogs do eat of the crumbs falling from the table of their masters.'"
20. Fox
- Luke 9:58: "But Jesus said to him: 'Foxes have dens and birds of heaven have roosts, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head.'"
21. Bee
- Judges 14:8: "When he returned later to take her home, he turned aside to look at the remains of the lion, and in the lion’s carcass there was a swarm of bees and honey."
22. Frog
- "Frogs are indeed mentioned in the Bible. Exodus 8:2-4: But if you keep refusing to let them go, I will plague all your territory with frogs. And the Nile River will swarm with frogs, and they will come up and enter your house, your bedroom, your bed, the houses of your servants and your people, your ovens, and your kneading troughs. The frogs will come up on you and on your people and on all your servants."
23. chickens
- Matthew 26:34: "Jesus said to him: 'Truly I say to you, on this night, before a rooster crows, you will disown me three times.'"
Sure, here are more animals mentioned in the Bible along with their respective verses from the New World Translation (NWT):
22. Lamb
- John 1:29: "The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and he said: 'Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!'"
23. Pig (Swine)
- Leviticus 11:7: "Also the pig, because it has a split hoof and a completely divided hoof but does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you."
24. Bat
- Leviticus 11:19: "And the stork, the heron according to its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat."
25. Vulture
- Leviticus 11:14: "The red kite, the black kite according to its kind, and the vulture."
26. Grasshopper
- **Leviticus 11:22**: "These are the ones of them that you may eat: every kind of migratory locust, every kind of bald locust, every kind of cricket, and every kind of grasshopper."
27. Hyena
- Isaiah 13:22: "Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers and jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged."
28. Gazelle
- Deuteronomy 14:5: "These are the animals that you may eat: the bull, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep."
29. Quail
- Exodus 16:13: "So that evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was all around the camp."
30. Crocodile
- Ezekiel 29:3: "Speak and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord Jehovah says: "Here I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great sea monster lying in the midst of his Nile canals, who has said, ‘My Nile River belongs to me; I made it for myself.’"
31. Pigeon
- Luke 2:24: "And they offered a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of Jehovah: 'a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.'"
32. Leviathan
- Job 41:1: "Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or hold down its tongue with a rope?"
33. Behemoth
- Job 40:15: "Take, please, Behemoth, which I made as I made you. It eats grass like a bull."
These animals show the diverse fauna known to the people during biblical times and how they were integrated into the narratives and laws found in the scriptures.
For species not mentioned in the Bible, such as kangaroos, penguins, polar bears, pandas, koalas, jaguars, sloths, and lemurs, there are no specific references or verses because these animals were not known to the authors of the biblical texts.
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