Bible Animals

The names on this list are based in the New Living Translation (NLT) with Scripture references provided for each Bible animal.

• Addax (Light-colored, large Saharan antelope) - Deuteronomy 14:5

• Ant - Proverbs 6:6; 30:25

• Antelope - Deuteronomy 14:5; Isaiah 51:20

• Ape - 1 Kings 10:22

• Bald Locust - Leviticus 11:22

• Barn Owl - Leviticus 11:18

• Bat - Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20

• Bear - 1 Samuel 17:34-37; 2 Kings 2:24; Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 7:5; Revelation 13:2

• Bee - Judges 14:8

• Behemoth (Could be an animal; Some say it's a mythical sea monster of ancient literature.) - Job 40:15

• Buzzard - Isaiah 34:15

• Camel - Genesis 24:10; Leviticus 11:4; Isaiah 30:6; Matthew 3:4; 19:24; 23:24

• Chameleon - Leviticus 11:30

• Cobra - Isaiah 11:8

• Cormorant (large black water bird) - Leviticus 11:17

• Cow - Isaiah 11:7; Daniel 4:25; Luke 14:5

• Crane - Isaiah 38:14

• Cricket - Leviticus 11:22

• Deer - Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5

• Dog - Judges 7:5; 1 Kings 21:23-24; Ecclesiastes 9:4; Matthew 15:26-27; Luke 16:21; 2 Peter 2:22; Revelation 22:15

• Donkey - Isaiah 1:3; 30:6 John 12:14

• Dove - Genesis 8:8; 2 Kings 6:25; Matthew 3:16; 10:16; John 2:16

• Eagle - Exodus 19:4; Isaiah 40:31; Ezekiel 1:10; Daniel 7:4; Revelation 4:7; 12:14

• Eagle Owl - Leviticus 11:16

• Egyptian Vulture - Leviticus 11:18

• Falcon - Leviticus 11:14

• Fish - Exodus 7:18; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 14:17; 17:27; Luke 24:42; John 21:9

• Flea - 1 Samuel 24:14; 26:20

• Fly - Ecclesiastes 10:1

• Fox - Judges 15:4; Nehemiah 4:3; Matthew 8:20; Luke 13:32

• Frog - Exodus 8:2; Revelation 16:13

• Gazelle - Deuteronomy 12:15; 14:5

• Gecko - Leviticus 11:30

• Gnat - Exodus 8:16; Matthew 23:24

• Goat - 1 Samuel 17:34; Genesis 15:9; 37:31; Daniel 8:5; Leviticus 16:7; Matthew 25:33

• Grasshopper - Leviticus 11:22

• Great Fish (Whale) - Jonah 1:17

• Great Owl - Leviticus 11:17

• Hare - Leviticus 11:6

• Hawk - Leviticus 11:16; Job 39:26

• Heron - Leviticus 11:19

• Hoopoe - Leviticus 11:19

• Horse - 1 Kings 4:26; 2 Kings 2:11; Revelation 6:2-8; 19:14

• Hyena - Isaiah 34:14

• Hyrax (Coney or Rock Badger) - Leviticus 11:5

• Kite - Leviticus 11:14

• Lamb - Genesis 4:2; 1 Samuel 17:34

• Leech - Proverbs 30:15

• Leopard - Isaiah 11:6; Jeremiah 13:23; Daniel 7:6; Revelation 13:2

• Leviathan - (Could be an earthly creature; Some say it's a mythical sea monster of ancient literature.) Psalm 74:14; Job 41:1

• Lion - Judges 14:8; 1 Kings 13:24; Isaiah 30:6; 65:25; Daniel 6:7; Ezekiel 1:10; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 4:7; 13:2

• Lizard - Leviticus 11:30

• Locust - Exodus 10:4; Leviticus 11:22; Joel 1:4; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 9:3

• Maggot - Job 7:5; 17:14; 21:26; Isaiah 14:11; Mark 9:48

• Mole Rat - Leviticus 11:29

• Monitor Lizard - Leviticus 11:30

• Moth - Matthew 6:19; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8

• Mountain Sheep - Deuteronomy 14:5

• Mourning Dove - Isaiah 38:14

• Mule - 2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 1:38

• Ostrich - Lamentations 4:3

• Owl - Leviticus 11:17; Isaiah 34:15; Psalm 102:6

• Ox - 1 Samuel 11:7; 2 Samuel 6:6; 1 Kings 19:20-21; Job 40:15; Isaiah 1:3; Ezekiel 1:10

• Partridge - 1 Samuel 26:20

• Peacock - 1 Kings 10:22

• Pig - Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Proverbs 11:22; Isaiah 65:4; 66:3, 17; Matthew 7:6; 8:31; 2 Peter 2:22

• Pigeon - Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24

• Quail - Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:31

• Ram - Genesis 15:9; Exodus 25:5

• Rat - Leviticus 11:29

• Raven - Genesis 8:7; Leviticus 11:15; 1 Kings 17:4

• Rodent - Isaiah 2:20

• Roe Deer - Deuteronomy 14:5

• Rooster - Matthew 26:34

• Scorpion - 1 Kings 12:11, 14; Luke 10:19; Revelation 9:3, 5, 10

• Seagull - Leviticus 11:16

• Serpent - Genesis 3:1; Revelation 12:9

• Sheep - Exodus 12:5; 1 Samuel 17:34; Matthew 25:33; Luke 15:4; John 10:7

• Short-eared Owl - Leviticus 11:16

• Snail - Psalm 58:8

• Snake - Exodus 4:3; Numbers 21:9; Proverbs 23:32; Isaiah 11:8; 30:6; 59:5

• Sparrow - Matthew 10:31

• Spider - Isaiah 59:5

• Stork - Leviticus 11:19

• Swallow - Isaiah 38:14

• Turtledove - Genesis 15:9; Luke 2:24

• Viper - Isaiah 30:6; Proverbs 23:32

• Vulture (Griffon, Bearded, and Black) - Leviticus 11:13

• Wild Goat - Deuteronomy 14:5

• Wild Ox - Numbers 23:22

• Wolf - Isaiah 11:6; Matthew 7:15

• Worm - Isaiah 66:24; Jonah 4:7