- Created by God Ge 1:24,25
- Made for praise and glory of God Ps 148:10
- Placed under the dominion of man Ge 1:26
- Unclean and not eaten Le 11:31,40-43; Ac 10:11-14
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Chameleon Le 11:30
- Lizard Le 11:30
- Tortoise Le 11:29
- Snail Le 11:30; Ps 58:8
- Frog Ex 8:2; Re 16:13
- Horseleech Pr 30:15
- Scorpion De 8:15
- Serpent Job 26:13; Mt 7:10
- Flying fiery serpent De 8:15; Isa 30:6
- Dragon De 32:33; Job 30:29; Jer 9:11
- Viper Ac 28:3
- Adder or Asp Ps 58:4; 91:13; Pr 23:32
- Cockatrice or basilisk Isa 11:8; 59:5
- Solomon wrote a history of 1Ki 4:33
- Worshipped by Gentiles Ro 1:23
- No image of similitude of, to be made for worshipping De 4:16,18
- Jews condemned for worshipping Eze 8:10
The New Topical Text Book
Reptiles
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.