- Unclean Le 11:2,3,26; Ex 13:13
- DESCRIBED AS
- Not devoid of instinct Isa 1:3
- Strong Ge 49:14
- Fond of ease Ge 49:14,15
- Often fed on vine-leaves Ge 49:11
- Formed a part of patriarchal wealth Ge 12:16; 30:43; Job 1:3; 42:12
- WAS USED
- In agriculture Isa 30:6,24
- For bearing burdens Ge 42:26; 1Sa 25:18
- For riding Ge 22:3; Nu 22:21
- In harness Isa 21:7
- In war 2Ki 7:7,10
- Governed by a bridle Pr 26:3
- Urged on with a staff Nu 22:23,27
- Women often rode on Jos 15:18; 1Sa 25:20
- Persons of rank rode on Jud 10:3,4; 2Sa 16:2
- Judges of Israel rode on white Jud 5:10
- Young, most valued for labour Isa 30:6,24
- Trusty persons appointed to take care of Ge 36:24; 1Sa 9:3; 1Ch 27:30
- Often taken unlawfully by corrupt rulers Nu 16:15; 1Sa 8:16; 12:3
- Later counted as an ignoble creature Jer 22:19
- LAWS RESPECTING
- Not to be coveted Ex 20:17
- Fallen under a burden, to be assisted Ex 23:5
- Astray, to be brought back to its owners Ex 23:4; De 22:1
- Astray, to be taken care of till its owner appeared De 22:2,3
- Not to be yoked with an ox De 22:10
- To enjoy the rest of the Sabbath De 5:14
- First-born of, if not redeemed, to have its neck broken Ex 13:13; 34:20
- Christ entered Jerusalem on Zec 9:9; Joh 12:14
- MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
- Mouth of Balaam's opened to speak Nu 22:28; 2Pe 2:16
- A thousand men slain by Samson with a jaw-bone of Jud 15:19
- Water brought from the jaw-bone of Jud 15:19
- Not torn by a lion 1Ki 13:28
- Eaten during famine in Samaria 2Ki 6:25
The New Topical Text Book
Ass, the Domestic
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.