What is the only animal not mentioned in the Bible?

Ape (Hebrew: קוֹף qōf) — Nowhere in the Bible is the ape supposed to be indigenous to Israel. Apes are mentioned with gold, silver, ivory, and peacocks among the precious things imported by Solomon from Tharsis (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21).
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Which animal is not in Bible?

Answer has 1 vote. Cat is the answer I was looking for. Interestingly enough one reason why there is a superstition against cats is that they don't appear in the Bible.
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Why is a cat not mentioned in the Bible?

Although domestication had begun in some regions, it's likely that domestic cats were so unusual as to be irrelevant to the peoples of the Biblical era. The Bible is intended to communicate knowledge, and an unknown animal wouldn't be very helpful for that.
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Is every animal mentioned in the Bible?

Mary Fairchild is a full-time Christian minister, writer, and editor of two Christian anthologies, including "Stories of Calvary." You'll find lions, leopards, and bears (although no tigers), along with nearly 100 other animals, insects, and non-human creatures, mentioned throughout the Old and New Testaments.
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Does the Bible mention tigers?

Is tiger mentioned in the Bible? Nearly 100 animals (like lions, bears, leopards etc), bugs, and non-human creatures are referenced in the Old and New Testaments, yet there is no mention of a Tiger in the Bible.
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What's The Biblical View On Dinosaurs?



Is Monkey mentioned in the Bible?

Apes are mentioned with gold, silver, ivory, and peacocks among the precious things imported by Solomon from Tharsis (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21). The "ape" of the KJV is what is called an Old World monkey today. "True apes" (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans) were known of only later.
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Does Bible mention dinosaurs?

According to the Bible, dinosaurs must have been created by God on the sixth day of creation. Genesis 1:24 says, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”
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Is dog mentioned in the Bible?

If you combine the readings of the Old and New Testaments, the Bible mentioned Dogs about 41 times. The New Testament is mentioned 32 times in Hebrew and nine times in the Old Testament in Greek.
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Which 2 animals spoke in the Bible?

The two talking animals in the Old Testament commanded the attention of several authors of New Testament books, who provide 'information' about the Serpent and Balaam's ass not present in the original Pentateuch: for instance, that the Serpent is an embodiment of Satan or the Devil (Revelation 12:9) and that Balaam's ...
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Is there a bear in the Bible?

I think you are asking about the bear mentioned in Old Testament prophecy in Daniel 7:5. The bear Daniel saw in a vision rising out of the sea represented the ancient Medes and Persians joining forces to defeat Babylon.
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What is the name of the only dog mentioned in the Bible?

The Bible. The only breed of dog mentioned by name in the Bible is the greyhound (Proverbs 30:29-31, King James Version): "There be three things which do well, yea, Which are comely in going; A lion, which is strongest among beasts and Turneth not away from any; A greyhound; A he-goat also."
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What does God say about dogs?

Here's a selection of the many references to dogs in the King James Bible: Revelation 22:15: “For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.” Philippians 3:2: “Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.”
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What does the Bible say about tattoos?

But in the ancient Middle East, the writers of the Hebrew Bible forbade tattooing. Per Leviticus 19:28, “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.” Historically, scholars have often understood this as a warning against pagan practices of mourning.
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How many different animals are mentioned in the Bible?

The Bible names over 120 species of animals by current interpretive standards. The more a particular animal abounded in the Holy Land, the more frequent allusions to it may be found.
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Do animals praise God?

Animal praise has thus been addressed by scholars but normally only as a part of the wider creation and almost never as a subject of interest in its own right. This study aims to highlight this while showing how a variety of other Hebrew Bible texts evidence the idea that animals were capable of praising God too.
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What was the only domesticated animal in Latin America?

Also of great importance was the association between humans and camelids in South America. The only large herd animals to be domesticated in the Americas, the llama (Lama glama L.)
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What did the donkey say in the Bible?

The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?" "No," he said. Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
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What was the first creature God created?

Man is the only creature who is created in the image of God. In the genealogies of Genesis, Scripture declares the breath of life of man was transferred to each of Adam's descendants.
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Who had a talking donkey in the Bible?

After Balaam starts punishing the donkey for refusing to move, it is miraculously given the power to speak to Balaam (Numbers 22:28), and it complains about Balaam's treatment.
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Can a dog go to heaven?

In the book, he writes, “Horses, cats, dogs, deer, dolphins, and squirrels—as well as the inanimate creation—will be beneficiaries of Christ's death and resurrection.” It seems that God meant animals to be part of His world—now and in the age to come. Indeed, the Bible does confirm that there are animals in Heaven.
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What does Jesus say about animals?

Proverbs 12:10 which says that a "righteous man cares about his animal's health". Matthew 10:29 in which Jesus identifies sparrows as animals which are not valued by humans, but which God still knows and remembers.
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Will we see pets in heaven?

The pets that we had to say goodbye to are alive in heaven right now in their spiritual bodies and we will see them again if we accept Jesus as our Savior. Your Pet Is Not Gone Forever.
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Who came first dinosaurs or Adam and Eve?

Dinny's new owners, pointing to the Book of Genesis, contend that most dinosaurs arrived on Earth the same day as Adam and Eve, some 6,000 years ago, and later marched two by two onto Noah's Ark.
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Does the Bible mention the pyramids?

The construction of the pyramids is not specifically mentioned in the Bible. What we believe about their purpose does not impinge on any biblical doctrine.
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Where is the Garden of Eden?

The location of Eden is described in the Book of Genesis as the source of four tributaries. Various suggestions have been made for its location: at the head of the Persian Gulf, in southern Mesopotamia (now Iraq) where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run into the sea; and in Armenia.
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