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In biblical times, the ass was a valuable and versatile beast of burden, often used for transportation, agriculture, and trade. The ass is mentioned numerous times throughout the Scriptures, symbolizing humility, service, and sometimes peace.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, the ass is frequently mentioned as a common animal in the daily life of the Israelites. It was considered a valuable possession, often listed alongside oxen and sheep (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>). The ass was used for riding, as seen in the account of Balaam, where his donkey speaks to him after seeing an angel of the Lord (<a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21-33</a>). This narrative highlights the ass's role in divine encounters and God's ability to use humble creatures for His purposes.<br><br>The ass also appears in the laws given to Israel. For example, the commandment to rest on the Sabbath extended to one's animals, including the ass (<a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Exodus 20:10</a>). This reflects the animal's integration into the household and community life, as well as the broader biblical principle of rest and care for all creation.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Prophecy</b><br><br>The ass holds symbolic significance in various biblical passages. In <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, the prophet foretells the coming of a king riding on a donkey, a prophecy fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (<a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5</a>). This act symbolized peace and humility, contrasting with the war horses of conquering kings. The choice of an ass for this event underscores the messianic message of a kingdom not of this world.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the ass continues to play a role in key narratives. The most notable instance is Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, where He instructs His disciples to find a donkey and her colt for Him to ride (<a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Matthew 21:2-7</a>). This event is a direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and serves as a powerful symbol of Jesus' mission and character.<br><br>Additionally, the ass is mentioned in the context of daily life and teachings. In <a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15</a>, Jesus uses the example of an ox or donkey being led to water on the Sabbath to illustrate the importance of compassion over legalism. This teaching highlights the value of the ass in everyday life and the broader moral lessons drawn from its care.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In the ancient Near East, the ass was a common and essential animal. Its ability to carry heavy loads and navigate difficult terrain made it indispensable for travel and commerce. The ass's endurance and sure-footedness were highly valued, and it was often associated with the common people, in contrast to the horse, which was linked to wealth and military power.<br><br>The biblical portrayal of the ass reflects its cultural and economic significance, as well as its symbolic roles in God's redemptive history. Through its appearances in Scripture, the ass serves as a reminder of humility, service, and the unexpected ways in which God accomplishes His purposes.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ass</span><p>Five Hebrew names of the genus <i>Asinus</i> occur in the Old Testament. <ol> <li><i>Chamor</i> denotes the male domestic ass.</li> <li><i>Athon</i> , the common domestic she-ass.</li> <li><i>Air</i> , the name of a wild ass, which occurs (<a href="/genesis/32-15.htm">Genesis 32:15</a>; <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">49:11</a>)</li> <li><i>Pere</i> , a species of wild ass mentioned (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>)</li> <li><i>Arod</i> occurs only in (<a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5</a>) but in what respect it differs from the <i>Pere</i> is uncertain. The ass in eastern countries is a very different animal from what he is in western Europe. The most noble and honorable amongst the Jews were wont to be mounted on asses. (With us the ass is a symbol of stubbornness and stupidity, while in the East it is especially remarkable for its patience, gentleness, intelligence, meek submission and great power of endurance."--L. Abbott. The color is usually a reddish brown, but there are white asses, which are much prized. The ass was the animal of peace as the horse was the animal of war; hence the appropriateness of Christ in his triumphal entry riding on an ass. The wild ass is a beautiful animal.--ED.) Mr. Lavard remarks that in fleetness the wild ass (<i>Asinus hemippus</i>) equals the gazelle and to overtake it is a feat which only one or two of the most celebrated mares have been known to accomplish.</li> </ol><a name="saa" id="saa"></a><div class="vheading2">Scripture Alphabet Of Animals</div><span class="encheading">Ass</span><p>Perhaps you may have seen the ass, though it is not very common in this country. It has some resemblance to a horse, but is not as large, and generally seems rather sleepy and dull. In some countries, such as those where the Bible was written, it is a fine large animal, and the people use it for riding. Some persons mentioned in the Bible owned a great many asses. Abraham had sheep, and oxen, and asses and camels; and Job had at one time five hundred asses, and afterwards he had a thousand. A great many years ago, long before Christ came into the world, the rich men and the judges used to ride upon asses: so we read in the Jud 5:10, <i>"Speak, ye that ride upon white asses, ye that sit in judgment."</i> After this time many fine horses were brought into those countries, and the kings and great men liked them for riding: so the ass was used by the poorer people who could not buy a horse. You remember that when our blessed Savior was entering Jerusalem a few days before his death, he rode upon an ass; thus showing his meekness and humility, even while the multitude were shouting his praises, and spreading their garments in the way to do him honor. How shall we be like our Savior, if we let pride stay in our hearts?</p><p>The ass is very gentle and patient, and does not seem angry even when he has a very heavy load to carry. I should be very sorry to have him treated unkindly. Though he seems so dull, he loves his master, and will sometimes find him out and run to him even when he is in a crowd of men. God says, in the Bible, <i>"The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider."</i> Is it not a sad thing that the dull ass should be more grateful than we are?</p><p>Would it not seem to you very wonderful to hear a dog or a horse speak, so that you could understand what he said? It would be a strange thing indeed-a miracle; but you will find in the <a href="/context/numbers/22.htm">Numbers 22</a> that an ass once spoke to his master. The master's name was Balaam. He was a wicked man, and he was riding on an ass to a place where he knew God did not wish him to go. As they were journeying an angel with a drawn sword in his hand stood in the way, but Balaam did not see him. The ass saw him, and was so afraid that she turned aside out of the road, and went into a field; then Balaam was angry and tried to drive her back into the way. They had now come to a path of the vineyards, having a wall on each side, and there the ass saw the bright angel again. In trying to avoid the angel, the ass crushed Balaam's foot against the wall; and he was more angry and struck her again. Then the angel went forward a little distance, and stood where the path was so narrow that it was impossible to pass him. The ass was now so much frightened that she would go no farther, and fell down in the road; and Balaam beat her in a great passion. Then the ass spoke to Balaam and said, <i>"What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?"</i> And when Balaam exclaimed, <i>"I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now would I kill thee,"</i> she only replied, <i>"Am I not thine ass upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? Was I ever wont to do so unto thee?"</i> Can we not learn, even from the ass, a lesson of meekness and patience?</p><p>The wild ass is often mentioned in the Bible, as in <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Psalm 104:11</a>. <i>"They (the springs) give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst."</i> They live in desert places, and go about in great companies with one for their leader. You will find these words about them in the <a href="/context/job/39.htm">Job 39</a>: <i>"Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing."</i> Travellers who have seen great herds of wild asses say that the beautiful animal agrees exactly with this fine description, written so many years ago.</p> <a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ass</span><p>An animal well known for domestic uses; and frequently mentioned in Scripture. People of the first quality in Palestine rode on asses. Deborah, in her song, describes the nobles of the land as those who "ride on white asses," Jud 5:10. Compare Jud 10:4; 12:14. The oriental asses are not to be compared with those of northern countries; but are far more stately, active, and lively. Indeed, they were anciently, as still, highly prized; and were also preferred for riding, especially the she-asses, on account of their sure- footedness. Hence we so often find mention of she-asses alone. </p><p>The Wild Ass is a well-known oriental animal, often mentioned in Scripture, and is a much handsomer and more dignified animal than the common ass. These animals were anciently found in Palestine, Syria, Arabia Deserta, Mesopatamia, Phrygia, and Lycaonia; but they rarely occur in those regions at the present time, and seem to be almost entirely confined to Tartary, some parts of Persia, and India, and Africa. Their manners greatly resemble those of the wild horse. They assemble in troops under the conduct of a leader or sentinel, and are extremely shy and vigilant. They will, however, stop in the midst of their course, and even suffer the approach of man for an instant, and then dart off with the utmost rapidity. They have been at all times celebrated for their swiftness. Their voice resembles that of the common ass, but is shriller. Mr. Morier says, "We gave chase to two wild asses, which had so much more speed than our horses, that when they had got at some distance, they stood still and looked behind at us, snorting with their noses in the air, as if in contempt of our endeavors to catch them." </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the domesticated species we read of, <p>(1.) The she ass (Hebrews `athon), so named from its slowness (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>; <a href="/genesis/45-23.htm">45:23</a>; <a href="/numbers/22-23.htm">Numbers 22:23</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm">1 Samuel 9:3</a>). <p>(2.) The male ass (Hebrews hamor), the common working ass of Western Asia, so called from its red colour. Issachar is compared to a strong ass (<a href="/genesis/49-14.htm">Genesis 49:14</a>). It was forbidden to yoke together an ass and an ox in the plough (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a>). <p>(3.) The ass's colt (Hebrews `air), mentioned <a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a>;<a href="/judges/12-14.htm"> 12:14</a>. It is rendered "foal" in <a href="/genesis/32-15.htm">Genesis 32:15</a>;<a href="/genesis/49-11.htm"> 49:11</a>. (Comp. <a href="/job/11-12.htm">Job 11:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Isaiah 30:6.</a>) The ass is an unclean animal, because it does not chew the cud (<a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Leviticus 11:26. </a>Comp. <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a>). Asses constituted a considerable portion of wealth in ancient times (<a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>; <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">30:43</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/27-30.htm">1 Chronicles 27:30</a>; <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a>; <a href="/job/42-12.htm">42:12</a>). They were noted for their spirit and their attachment to their master (<a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Isaiah 1:3</a>). They are frequently spoken of as having been ridden upon, as by Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a>), Balaam (<a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21</a>), the disobedient prophet (<a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">1 Kings 13:23</a>), the family of Abdon the judge, seventy in number (<a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Judges 12:14</a>), Zipporah (<a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20</a>), the Shunammite (<a href="/1_samuel/25-30.htm">1 Samuel 25:30</a>), etc. Zechariah (<a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">9:9</a>) predicted our Lord's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, "riding upon an ass, and upon a colt," etc. (<a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5</a>, R.V.).<p>Of wild asses two species are noticed, (1) that called in Hebrew 'arod, mentioned <a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5</a> and <a href="/daniel/5-21.htm">Dan. 5:21</a>, noted for its swiftness; and (2) that called pe're, the wild ass of Asia (<a href="/job/39-6.htm">Job 39:6</a>-8; <a href="/job/6-5.htm">6:5</a>; <a href="/job/11-12.htm">11:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">14:6</a>, etc.). The wild ass was distinguished for its fleetness and its extreme shyness. In allusion to his mode of life, Ishmael is likened to a wild ass (<a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a>. Here the word is simply rendered "wild" in the Authorized Version, but in the Revised Version, "wild-ass among men").<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ASS</span><p>as (chamowr or chamor, compare Arabic chamar, apparently connected with Arabic root 'achmar, "red," but referred by some to root hamal, "to carry"; also, but less commonly, both in Hebrew and in Arabic, 'athon, Arabic 'atan, used in Arabic only of the females; pereh, or pere', and `aradh, or `arodh, Arabic 'ard, "wild ass," and also `ayir, Arabic `air, "a young" or "wild ass").<br><br>1. Names:<br><br>The name `arodh (<a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5</a>) is rare; onos (<a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Matthew 21:2</a>).<br><br>2. Meaning:<br><br>(1) Chamor is derived from the root which means, in all probability, "to carry a burden" (see Furst, Handworterbuch, ch-m-r ii), or "heap up." While no analogies are contained in the Old Testament this root occurs in New Hebrew. The Aramaic chamer, means "to make a ruin-heap" (from which the noun chamor, "a heap," used in <a href="/judges/15-16.htm">Judges 15:16</a> in a play of words: "With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men"). The root may also mean "to be red." In this case the nominal form chamor may have been derived from the reddish-brown skin of a certain type of the ass.<br><br>(2) 'Athon, Assyrian 'atanu and Aramaic 'atana', is derived from 'atha' "to come," "go," etc. (Furst suggests that it may be derived from 'athan, Aramaic `adhan, "to be slender," "docile," etc.); 'athonoth tsechoroth, "red-white asses" (<a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Judges 5:10</a>) designates a better breed.<br><br>(3) `Ayir, Arabic `airu ("male ass") used of the young and vigorous animal, is derived from the root `-y-r, "to go away," "escape through swiftness" (Hommel, Namen der Saugethiere, 121-23). This name is used as a parallel to beni 'athono (<a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a>) and as a compound of `ayir pere' (<a href="/job/11-12.htm">Job 11:12</a>), "a wild ass's colt."<br><br>(4) Pere', "wild ass," is derived from the root which means "to run," suggestive of the animal's swiftness. (5) `Arodh, is, in all probability, an Aramaic loan-word for the Hebrew pere'. The Targum uses `arodha' and `aradha'.<br><br>3. Uses:<br><br>From the references to these various names in the Old Testament it is clear that<br><br>(1) chamor was used for riding purposes:<br><br>(a) by men (<a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">2 Samuel 16:2, 23</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">1 Kings 2:40</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13-13.htm">1 Kings 13:13, 23, 24, 27</a>);<br><br>(b) by women (<a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20</a> <a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">Joshua 15:18</a> <a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Judges 1:14</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">1 Samuel 25:20, 23, 42</a>; compare <a href="/2_chronicles/28-15.htm">2 Chronicles 28:15</a>). tsemedh chamorim, "a pair of asses" was used for riding as well as for burdens (<a href="/judges/19-3.htm">Judges 19:3, 10, 19, 21</a>, etc.).<br><br>(2) It was also used in tillage (<a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a>). In this connection the law prohibits the use of an ass in plowing with an ox (<a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a>). The she-ass ('athon) was used as a beast of burden (<a href="/genesis/45-23.htm">Genesis 45:23</a>) and for riding (<a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Judges 5:10</a> <a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21, 22</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24</a>). The 'ayir is also referred to as used in riding (<a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a>), carrying (<a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Isaiah 30:6</a>) and tilling (Isaiah 30:24).<br><br>4. As a Domestic Animal:<br><br>Besides the use of the ass in agriculture and riding it was employed in the caravans of commerce, and sent even upon long expeditions through the desert. The ass is and always has been one of the most common domestic animals. It is a much more important animal in Bible lands than in England and America. The humblest peasant owned his own ass. It is associated throughout the Bible with peaceful pursuits (<a href="/genesis/42-26.htm">Genesis 42:26</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm">1 Samuel 16:20</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15</a>), whereas the horse is referred to in connection with war and armies. Reference is also made to the use of the flesh of the ass in time of famine (<a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a>). The origin of the ass like that of most domestic animals is lost in antiquity and it cannot be confidently stated from what species of wild ass it was derived. There are three races of wild asses in Asia, one of which is found in Syria, but they may all be referred to one species, Equus hemionus. The African species is East asinus, and good authorities consider our domestic asses to have descended from this, and to have been introduced at an early period into the entire Orient. The Sulaib Arabs of the Syrian desert, who have no horses, have a famous breed of swift and hardy gray asses which they assert they cross at intervals with the wild asses of the desert. It is not unlikely that domestic asses like dogs are the result of crosses with more than one wild species.<br><br>As a domestic animal it preceded the horse, which was first introduced into Egypt by the Hyksos about 1800 B.C. See <a href="../h/horse.htm">HORSE</a>.<br><br>5. Figurative Uses in the Old Testament:<br><br>(1) chamorr garem, "an ass of strong bones," is used metaphorically of Issachar (<a href="/genesis/49-14.htm">Genesis 49:14</a>); besar chamor, "the genital organ of an ass," is used in contempt (<a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Ezekiel 23:20</a>); qebhurath chamor, "the burial of an ass," is applied to ignominious treatment of a corpse (<a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a>); chamor is used as a symbol of peace and humility (<a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a>). Zechariah speaks of the future Messiah as "lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass" (<a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>; compare <a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5, 7</a>).<br><br>(2) Pere' is used as a symbol of wildness (<a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Hosea 8:9</a>), and pere' 'adham, `a wild ass of man' (<a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a>), referring to Ishmael, designates a free nomad. In Job the name pere' is applied to the desert dwellers (<a href="/job/24-5.htm">Job 24:5</a>). Jeremiah employs this name as a symbol of lust. He compares Israel's love of idolatry to the lust of the wild ass (<a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24</a>).<br><br>6. Wider Use in Literature:<br><br>The ass ('athon) figures prominently in the Balaam story (<a href="/nasb/numbers/22.htm">Numbers 22</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">2 Peter 2:16</a>. See <a href="../g/gray.htm">Gray, ICC, "Numbers," at the place)</a>. It is interesting to note that Apion charged the Jews that they "placed an ass's head in their holy place," affirming that "this was discovered when Antiochus Epiphanes spoiled our temple, and found that ass's head there made of gold, and worth a great deal of money." Josephus, refuting this absurdity, states that the Roman conquerors of Judea found nothing in the temple "but what was agreeable to the strictest piety." He goes on to say: "Apion ought to have had a regard to these facts.. As for us Jews, we ascribe no honor or power to asses, as do the Egyptians to crocodiles and asps.. Asses are the same with us which they are with other wise men; namely, creatures that bear the burdens that we lay upon them" (Apion, II, 7).<br><br>LITERATURE.<br><br>G. A. Smith, Jerusalem, I, 307; Gesenius' and Furst's Lexicons to the Old Testament; articles in Encyclopedia Biblica and HDB.<br><br>Samuel Cohon<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3684.htm"><span class="l">3684. onikos -- of or for a donkey</span></a> <br><b>...</b> or for a donkey. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: onikos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (on-ik-os') Short Definition: pertaining to an <b>ass</b> Definition: pertaining <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3684.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3678.htm"><span class="l">3678. onarion -- a little donkey</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a little donkey. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: onarion Phonetic<br> Spelling: (on-ar'-ee-on) Short Definition: a young <b>ass</b> Definition: a young <b>ass</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3678.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4454.htm"><span class="l">4454. polos -- a foal</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a foal. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: polos Phonetic Spelling:<br> (po'-los) Short Definition: a colt, young <b>ass</b> Definition: a colt, young <b>ass</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4454.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3688.htm"><span class="l">3688. onos -- a donkey</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a donkey. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine; Noun, Masculine Transliteration: onos<br> Phonetic Spelling: (on'-os) Short Definition: a donkey, an <b>ass</b> Definition: a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3688.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5268.htm"><span class="l">5268. hupozugion -- a beast of burden or draught</span></a> <br><b>...</b> draught. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: hupozugion Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on) Short Definition: a beast of burden, an <b>ass</b> or mule <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5268.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1649.htm"><span class="l">1649. elegxis -- reproof</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See 2 Pet 2:16 (the only occurrence of 1649 ) where the rebuke fits, being upbraided<br> by a (where the <b>ass</b> had more sense than Balaam)! See 1651 (). rebuke. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1649.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2543.htm"><span class="l">2543. chamor -- a male <b>ass</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2542, 2543. chamor. 2544 . a male <b>ass</b>. Transliteration: chamor Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kham-ore') Short Definition: donkey. Word <b>...</b> he-<b>ass</b>. Or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2543.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5895.htm"><span class="l">5895. ayir -- a male donkey</span></a><br><b>...</b> From uwr in the sense of raising (ie Bearing a burden); properly, a young <b>ass</b> (as<br> just broken to a load); hence an <b>ass</b>-colt -- (<b>ass</b>) colt, foal, young <b>ass</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5895.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6167.htm"><span class="l">6167. arad -- a wild donkey</span></a><br><b>...</b> wild <b>ass</b>. (Aramaic) corresponding to arowd; an onager -- wild <b>ass</b>. see HEBREW<br> arowd. 6166b, 6167. arad. 6168 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6167.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6501.htm"><span class="l">6501. pere -- a wild donkey</span></a><br><b>...</b> wild <b>ass</b>. Or pereh (Jeremiah 2:24) {peh'-reh}; from para' in the secondary sense<br> of running wild; the onager -- wild (<b>ass</b>). see HEBREW para'. 6500, 6501. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6501.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/860.htm"><span class="l">860. athon -- a female donkey</span></a><br><b>...</b> she <b>ass</b>. Probably from the same as 'eythan (in the sense of patience); a female<br> donkey (from its docility) -- (she) <b>ass</b>. see HEBREW 'eythan. 859, 860. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/860.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6171.htm"><span class="l">6171. arod -- a wild donkey</span></a><br><b>...</b> wild <b>ass</b>. From the same as Arad; an onager (from his lonesome habits) -- wild <b>ass</b>.<br> see HEBREW Arad. 6170, 6171. arod. 6172 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6171.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5101.htm"><span class="l">5101. nahaq -- to bray, cry</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to bray, cry NASB Word Usage bray (1), cry (1). bray. A primitive<br> root; to bray (as an <b>ass</b>), scream (from hunger -- bray. 5100, 5101. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5101.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_john/18_the_ass_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Ass</b> and the Colt are the Old and the New Testament. Spiritual <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Tenth Book. 18. The <b>Ass</b> and the Colt are the Old and the New Testament. <b>...</b> But<br> the foal is not a beast of burden in the same way as the <b>ass</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/18 the ass and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/ad_nationes/chapter_xi_name_absurd_cavil.htm"><span class="l">The Absurd Cavil of the <b>Ass's</b> Head Disposed Of.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book I. Chapter XI. "The Absurd Cavil of the <b>Ass's</b> Head Disposed of. In this<br> matter we are (said to be) guilty not merely of forsaking <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xi name absurd cavil.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_harmony_of_the_gospels/chapter_lxvi_of_the_colt_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Colt of the <b>Ass</b> which is Mentioned by Matthew, and of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter LXVI."Of the Colt of the <b>Ass</b> Which is Mentioned by Matthew, and of the<br> Consistency of His Account with that of the Other Evangelists, Who Speak Only <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter lxvi of the colt of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/justin/dialogue_of_justin_philosopher_and_martyr_with_trypho/chapter_liii_jacob_predicted_that_christ.htm"><span class="l">Jacob Predicted that Christ Would Ride on an <b>Ass</b>, and Zechariah <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter LIII."Jacob predicted that Christ would ride on an <b>ass</b>, and Zechariah<br> confirms it. "And that expression, binding his foal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter liii jacob predicted that christ.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/apology/chapter_xvi_for_like_some.htm"><span class="l">For, Like Some Others, You are under the Delusion that Our God is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For, like some others, you are under the delusion that our god is an <b>ass's</b>? For,<br> like some others, you are under the delusion that our god is an <b>ass's</b> head. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xvi for like some.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/fragments_from_the_lost_writings_of_irenaeus/fragment_xl_and_he_found.htm"><span class="l">Fragment Xl. "And He Found the Jaw-Bone of an <b>Ass</b>. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Fragment XL. "And he found the jaw-bone of an <b>ass</b>.? "And [4880] he found<br> the jaw-bone of an <b>ass</b>." [4881] It is to be observed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../fragments from the lost writings of irenaeus/fragment xl and he found.htm</font><p><a href="/library/champness/broken_bread/viii_the_lord_hath_need.htm"><span class="l">"The Lord Hath Need of Him. " Mark xi, 3</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM." MARK xi, 3. What! of an <b>Ass</b>? <b>...</b> It was in Christ's hands,<br> though, he improved so greatly. DOES THE LORD REALLY NEED AN <b>ASS</b>? Yes. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/viii the lord hath need.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_john/17_matthews_story_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Matthew's Story of the Entry into Jerusalem. Difficulties Involved <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> On the Lord's entering Jerusalem, he says, [5063] "All the city was stirred, saying,<br> Who is this?" But before this he has the story of the <b>ass</b> and the foal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/17 matthews story of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/ii_the_witness_of_balaam.htm"><span class="l">The Witness of Balaam to Israel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his <b>ass</b>, and went with the princes<br> of Moab. <b>...</b> Now he was riding upon his <b>ass</b>, and his two servants were with him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/ii the witness of balaam.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/cv_jesus_triumphal_entry_into.htm"><span class="l">Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> probably Bethphage, for Jesus started from Bethany] ^a that is over against you,<br> ^b and straightway as ye enter into it, ^a ye shall find an <b>ass</b> tied, and a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cv jesus triumphal entry into.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/ass.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ass</b> (95 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Of the domesticated species we read of,. (1.) The she <b>ass</b> (Hebrews `athon), so named<br> from its slowness (Genesis 12:16; 45:23; Numbers 22:23; 1 Samuel 9:3). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ass.htm - 48k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ass's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ass's</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Ass's</b> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b> On entering it you will find an <b>ass's</b> foal tied up which<br> no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ass's.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ass-colts.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ass</b>-colts (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Ass</b>-colts. Assaying, <b>Ass</b>-colts. Assemblage . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Ass</b>-colts (2 Occurrences). Judges 10:4 and he <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ass-colts.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wild-ass.htm"><span class="l">Wild-<b>ass</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Wild-<b>ass</b>. Wild, Wild-<b>ass</b>. Wild-cats . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Wild-<b>ass</b> (1 Occurrence). Genesis 16:12 And he will be <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wild-ass.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/she-ass.htm"><span class="l">She-<b>ass</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>She-<b>ass</b>. Shears, She-<b>ass</b>. She-asses . Multi-Version Concordance<br> She-<b>ass</b> (2 Occurrences). Matthew 21:2 saying to them <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/she-ass.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foal.htm"><span class="l">Foal (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidae); a colt; a filly.<br> 2. (vt) To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she <b>ass</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foal.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/colt.htm"><span class="l">Colt (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> with some word such as hupozugiou, understood; huios alone = "son"): The English<br> words "colt" and "foal" are used in the Bible of the <b>ass</b> everywhere except in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/colt.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/riding.htm"><span class="l">Riding (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> WEB ASV NIV). John 12:15 "Fear not, Daughter of Zion! See, thy King is coming<br> riding on an <b>ass's</b> colt." (WEY). Revelation 19:14 The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/riding.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/saddleth.htm"><span class="l">Saddleth (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 22:3 And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and saddleth his <b>ass</b>, and<br> taketh two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and he cleaveth the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/saddleth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/samson.htm"><span class="l">Samson (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> upon him, so that he broke loose from the two new ropes with which the 3,000 men<br> of Judah had bound him, and seizing a fresh jawbone of an <b>ass</b> he smote with it <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/samson.htm - 37k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jewish-Christian.html">I am Jewish, can I become a Christian? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tribe-of-Issachar.html">What can we learn from the tribe of Issachar? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/ass.htm">Ass: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Ass (95 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Matthew 21:2</a></span><br />Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5</a></span><br />Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and a colt the foal of an ass.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/21-7.htm">Matthew 21:7</a></span><br />And brought the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/11-2.htm">Mark 11:2</a></span><br />"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'s foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/11-4.htm">Mark 11:4</a></span><br />So they went and found a young <span class="boldtext">ass</span> tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/11-5.htm">Mark 11:5</a></span><br />And some of those who were there said to them, What are you doing, taking the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/11-7.htm">Mark 11:7</a></span><br />And they took the young <span class="boldtext">ass</span> to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15</a></span><br />The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his <span class="boldtext">ass</span> from the stall, and lead him away to watering?<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Luke 14:5</a></span><br />And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Luke 19:30</a></span><br />saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'s foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-33.htm">Luke 19:33</a></span><br />And when they were getting the young <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-35.htm">Luke 19:35</a></span><br />And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and Jesus got on to him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/12-14.htm">John 12:14</a></span><br />And Jesus, when he had found a young <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, sat thereon; as it is written,<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/12-15.htm">John 12:15</a></span><br />Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'s colt.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">2 Peter 2:16</a></span><br />But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb <span class="boldtext">ass</span> speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. <br /><span class="source">(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a></span><br />And he shall be as a wild <span class="boldtext">ass</span> among men; his hand'shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren. <br /><span class="source">(ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a></span><br />And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Genesis 22:5</a></span><br />And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/32-5.htm">Genesis 32:5</a></span><br />And 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.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27</a></span><br />And as one of them opened his sack to give his <span class="boldtext">ass</span> provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Genesis 44:13</a></span><br />Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and returned to the city.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11</a></span><br />Binding his foal unto the vine, and his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/49-14.htm">Genesis 49:14</a></span><br />Issachar is a strong <span class="boldtext">ass</span> couching down between two burdens: <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20</a></span><br />And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">Exodus 13:13</a></span><br />And every firstling of an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/20-17.htm">Exodus 20:17</a></span><br />Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-33.htm">Exodus 21:33</a></span><br />And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> fall therein;<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Exodus 22:2</a></span><br />If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-4.htm">Exodus 22:4</a></span><br />If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, or sheep; he shall restore double.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-9.htm">Exodus 22:9</a></span><br />For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says,'This is mine,' the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-10.htm">Exodus 22:10</a></span><br />If a man deliver unto his neighbor an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-4.htm">Exodus 23:4</a></span><br />If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his <span class="boldtext">ass</span> going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Exodus 23:5</a></span><br />If thou see the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/23-12.htm">Exodus 23:12</a></span><br />Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine <span class="boldtext">ass</span> may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Exodus 34:20</a></span><br />But the firstling of an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Numbers 16:15</a></span><br />And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one <span class="boldtext">ass</span> from them, neither have I hurt one of them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21</a></span><br />And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and went with the princes of Moab.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Numbers 22:22</a></span><br />And 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 <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and his two servants were with him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-23.htm">Numbers 22:23</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-25.htm">Numbers 22:25</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-27.htm">Numbers 22:27</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-28.htm">Numbers 22:28</a></span><br />And the LORD opened the mouth of the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-29.htm">Numbers 22:29</a></span><br />And Balaam said unto the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-30.htm">Numbers 22:30</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-32.htm">Numbers 22:32</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine <span class="boldtext">ass</span> these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Numbers 22:33</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> 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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Deuteronomy 5:14</a></span><br />But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Deuteronomy 5:21</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-3.htm">Deuteronomy 22:3</a></span><br />In like manner shalt thou do with his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-4.htm">Deuteronomy 22:4</a></span><br />Thou shalt not see thy brother's <span class="boldtext">ass</span> or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-10.htm">Deuteronomy 22:10</a></span><br />Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> together. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Deuteronomy 28:31</a></span><br />Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine <span class="boldtext">ass</span> shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a></span><br />And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, with the edge of the sword.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">Joshua 7:24</a></span><br />And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">Joshua 15:18</a></span><br />And 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?<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/1-14.htm">Judges 1:14</a></span><br />And 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?<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Judges 6:4</a></span><br />And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor <span class="boldtext">ass</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a></span><br />And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty <span class="boldtext">ass</span> colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Judges 12:14</a></span><br />And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten <span class="boldtext">ass</span> colts: and he judged Israel eight years.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Judges 15:15</a></span><br />And he found a new jawbone of an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/15-16.htm">Judges 15:16</a></span><br />And Samson said, With the jawbone of an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28</a></span><br />And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3</a></span><br />Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose <span class="boldtext">ass</span> have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></span><br />Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and <span class="boldtext">ass</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm">1 Samuel 16:20</a></span><br />And Jesse took an <span class="boldtext">ass</span> laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-19.htm">1 Samuel 22:19</a></span><br />And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">1 Samuel 25:20</a></span><br />And it was so, as she rode on the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">1 Samuel 25:23</a></span><br />And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">1 Samuel 25:42</a></span><br />And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a></span><br />And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">1 Kings 2:40</a></span><br />And Shimei arose, and saddled his <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-13.htm">1 Kings 13:13</a></span><br />And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">1 Kings 13:23</a></span><br />And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24</a></span><br />And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-27.htm">1 Kings 13:27</a></span><br />And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>. And they saddled him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-28.htm">1 Kings 13:28</a></span><br />And he went and found his carcass cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass: the lion had not eaten the carcass, nor torn the ass.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-29.htm">1 Kings 13:29</a></span><br />And the prophet took up the carcass of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-24.htm">2 Kings 4:24</a></span><br />Then she saddled an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a></span><br />And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'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.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">2 Kings 7:10</a></span><br />So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/6-5.htm">Job 6:5</a></span><br />Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder? <br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/11-12.htm">Job 11:12</a></span><br />For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild <span class="boldtext">ass</span>'s colt.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/24-3.htm">Job 24:3</a></span><br />They drive away the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/39-5.htm">Job 39:5</a></span><br />Who hath sent out the wild <span class="boldtext">ass</span> free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-9.htm">Psalms 32:9</a></span><br />Do not be like the horse or the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, without sense; ...<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/26-3.htm">Proverbs 26:3</a></span><br />A whip for the horse, a bridle for the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and a rod for the fool's back.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Isaiah 1:3</a></span><br />The ox knoweth his owner, and the <span class="boldtext">ass</span> his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Isaiah 21:7</a></span><br />And 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:<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Isaiah 32:20</a></span><br />Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24</a></span><br />A wild <span class="boldtext">ass</span> used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jeremiah 22:19</a></span><br />He shall be buried with the burial of an <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Jeremiah 48:6</a></span><br />Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Hosea 8:9</a></span><br />For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a></span><br />Rejoice 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 <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/14-15.htm">Zechariah 14:15</a></span><br />And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the <span class="boldtext">ass</span>, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/ass.htm">Ass</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated_by_jesus.htm">Donkey: Domesticated by Jesus</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated_for_food.htm">Donkey: Domesticated for Food</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated_used_for_riding.htm">Donkey: Domesticated used for Riding</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--bridles_for.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Bridles For</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--carrying_burdens.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Carrying Burdens</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--drawing_chariots.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Drawing Chariots</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--firstlings_of_redeemed.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Firstlings of Redeemed</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--herds_of.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Herds of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--jawbone_of,_used_by_samson_with_which_to_kill_philistines.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Jawbone of, Used by Samson With Which to Kill Philistines</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--not_to_be_yoked_with_an_ox.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Not to be Yoked With an Ox</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--domesticated--rest_on_the_sabbath.htm">Donkey: Domesticated: Rest on the Sabbath</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/donkey--wild.htm">Donkey: Wild</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey_was_used_for_bearing_burdens.htm">the Domestic Donkey was Used for Bearing Burdens</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey_was_used_for_riding.htm">the Domestic Donkey was Used for Riding</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey_was_used_in_agriculture.htm">the Domestic Donkey was Used in Agriculture</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey_was_used_in_harness.htm">the Domestic Donkey was Used in Harness</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey_was_used_in_war.htm">the Domestic Donkey was Used in War</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--fond_of_ease.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Fond of Ease</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--formed_a_part_of_patriarchal_wealth.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Formed a Part of Patriarchal Wealth</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--governed_by_a_bridle.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Governed by a Bridle</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--judges_of_israel_rode_on_white.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Judges of Israel Rode on White</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--later_counted_as_an_ignoble_creature.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Later Counted As an Ignoble Creature</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--astray,_to_be_brought_back_to_its_owners.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Astray, to be Brought Back to Its Owners</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--astray,_to_be_taken_care_of_till_its_owner_appeared.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Astray, to be Taken Care of Till Its Owner Appeared</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--christ_entered_jerusalem_on.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Christ Entered Jerusalem On</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--fallen_under_a_burden,_to_be_assisted.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Fallen Under a Burden, to be Assisted</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--first-born_of,_if_not_redeemed,_to_have_its_neck_broken.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: First-Born of, If not Redeemed, to Have Its Neck Broken</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--not_to_be_coveted.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Not to be Coveted</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--not_to_be_yoked_with_an_ox.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: Not to be Yoked With an Ox</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--laws_respecting--to_enjoy_the_rest_of_the_sabbath.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Laws Respecting: To Enjoy the Rest of the Sabbath</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--miracles_connected_with--a_thousand_men_slain_by_samson_with_a_jaw-bone_of.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Miracles Connected With: A Thousand Men Slain by Samson With a Jaw-Bone of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--miracles_connected_with--eaten_during_famine_in_samaria.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Miracles Connected With: Eaten During Famine in Samaria</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--miracles_connected_with--mouth_of_balaam's_opened_to_speak.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Miracles Connected With: Mouth of Balaam's Opened to Speak</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--miracles_connected_with--not_torn_by_a_lion.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Miracles Connected With: Not Torn by a Lion</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--miracles_connected_with--water_brought_from_the_jaw-bone_of.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Miracles Connected With: Water Brought from the Jaw-Bone of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--not_devoid_of_instinct.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Not Devoid of Instinct</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--often_fed_on_vine-leaves.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Often Fed on Vine-Leaves</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--often_taken_unlawfully_by_corrupt_rulers.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Often Taken Unlawfully by Corrupt Rulers</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--persons_of_rank_rode_on.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Persons of Rank Rode On</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--strong.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Strong</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--trusty_persons_appointed_to_take_care_of.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Trusty Persons Appointed to Take Care of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--unclean.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Unclean</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--urged_on_with_a_staff.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Urged on With a Staff</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--women_often_rode_on.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Women often Rode On</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_domestic_donkey--young,_most_valued_for_labour.htm">the Domestic Donkey: Young, Most Valued for Labour</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--brays_when_hungry.htm">the Wild Donkey: Brays when Hungry</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--despises_his_pursuers.htm">the Wild Donkey: Despises his Pursuers</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--fond_of_liberty.htm">the Wild Donkey: Fond of Liberty</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--inhabits_wild_and_solitary_places.htm">the Wild Donkey: Inhabits Wild and Solitary Places</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--intractable.htm">the Wild Donkey: Intractable</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--intractableness_of_natural_man.htm">the Wild Donkey: Intractableness of Natural Man</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--israel_in_their_love_of_idols.htm">the Wild Donkey: Israel in Their Love of Idols</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--ranges_the_mountains_for_food.htm">the Wild Donkey: Ranges the Mountains for Food</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--suffers_in_time_of_scarcity.htm">the Wild Donkey: Suffers in Time of Scarcity</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--supported_by_god.htm">the Wild Donkey: Supported by God</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--the_assyrian_power.htm">the Wild Donkey: The Assyrian Power</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--the_ishmaelites_(hebrew).htm">the Wild Donkey: The Ishmaelites (Hebrew)</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wild_donkey--the_wicked_in_their_pursuit_of_sin.htm">the Wild Donkey: The Wicked in Their 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