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In biblical literature, the term "beast" is used in various contexts, often symbolizing different entities or concepts. The term appears in both the Old and New Testaments, carrying significant theological and eschatological implications.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, "beast" generally refers to animals, both wild and domesticated. The Hebrew word "behemah" is often used to describe large quadrupeds, as seen in Genesis 1:24: "And God said, 'Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.' And it was so." Here, beasts are part of God's creation, reflecting His power and creativity.

The term also appears in a more symbolic sense, particularly in the prophetic literature. In Daniel 7, Daniel's vision of four great beasts rising from the sea represents four kingdoms: "The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle... And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear... After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard... After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong" (Daniel 7:4-7). These beasts symbolize empires and their rulers, conveying themes of power, dominance, and divine judgment.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the term "beast" takes on a more apocalyptic dimension, particularly in the Book of Revelation. The Greek word "therion" is used to describe the beasts that play a central role in the eschatological narrative. Revelation 13 introduces two beasts: one from the sea and one from the earth. The first beast is described as having "ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name" (Revelation 13:1). This beast is often interpreted as a symbol of oppressive political power or a specific empire that opposes God and persecutes His people.

The second beast, also known as the "false prophet," exercises authority on behalf of the first beast and deceives the inhabitants of the earth: "Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon" (Revelation 13:11). This beast is associated with false religion and deceptive practices that lead people away from the truth of the Gospel.

Revelation 17 further elaborates on the imagery of the beast, describing a scarlet beast ridden by a woman, symbolizing a corrupt system or city opposed to God: "The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction" (Revelation 17:8).

Theological Significance

Theologically, the imagery of beasts in the Bible serves to illustrate the conflict between God's kingdom and the forces of evil. Beasts often represent chaotic and rebellious powers that stand in opposition to God's order and righteousness. In the apocalyptic literature, they are depicted as instruments of Satan, ultimately destined for defeat and destruction at the return of Christ.

The concept of the beast also serves as a warning to believers to remain vigilant and faithful, resisting the allure of worldly power and deception. The ultimate victory over the beast, as depicted in Revelation, assures Christians of God's sovereignty and the eventual triumph of His kingdom.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Exodus 22:5; Numbers 20:4, 8, 11; Psalm 78:48); of beasts of burden (Genesis 45:17); of eatable beasts (Proverbs 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isaiah 60:6). In the New Testament it is used of a domestic animal as property (Revelation 18:13); as used for food (1 Corinthians 15:39), for service (Luke 10:34; Acts 23:24), and for sacrifice (Acts 7:42).

When used in contradistinction to man (Psalm 36:6), it denotes a brute creature generally, and when in contradistinction to creeping things (Leviticus 11:2-7; 27:26), a four-footed animal.

The Mosaic law required that beasts of labour should have rest on the Sabbath (Exodus 20:10; 23:12), and in the Sabbatical year all cattle were allowed to roam about freely, and eat whatever grew in the fields (Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 25:7). No animal could be castrated (Leviticus 22:24). Animals of different kinds were to be always kept separate (Leviticus 19:19; Deuteronomy 22:10). Oxen when used in threshing were not to be prevented from eating what was within their reach (Deuteronomy 25:4; 1 Corinthians 9:9).

This word is used figuratively of an infuriated multitude (1 Corinthians 15:32; Acts 19:29; Comp. Psalm 22:12, 16; Ecclesiastes 3:18; Isaiah 11:6-8), and of wicked men (2 Peter 2:12). The four beasts of Daniel 7:3, 17, 23 represent four kingdoms or kings.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc.

2. (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.

3. (n.) As opposed to man: Any irrational animal.

4. (n.) Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.

5. (n.) A game at cards similar to loo.

6. (n.) A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEAST

best: This word occurs often in both Old and New Testaments and denotes generally a mammal (though sometimes a reptile) in distinction to a man, a bird, or a fish. In this distinction the English is fairly in accord with the Hebrew and Greek originals. The commonest Hebrew words behemah and chai have their counterpart in the Arabic as do three others less often used, be`ir (Genesis 45:17 Exodus 22:5 Numbers 20:8 the King James Version), nephesh (Leviticus 24:18), and Tebhach (Proverbs 9:2). Behemah and A rabic bahimah are from a root signifying vagueness or dumbness and so denote primarily a dumb beast. Chai and Arabic chaiwan are from the root chayah (Arabic chaya), "to live," and denote primarily living creatures. Be`ir, "cattle," and its root-verb, ba`ar, "to graze," are identical with the Arabic ba`ir and ba`ara, but with a curious difference in meaning. Ba`ir is a common word for camel among the Bedouin and the root-verb, ba`ara, means "to drop dung," ba`rah being a common word for the dung of camels, goats, and sheep. Nephesh corresponds in every way with the Arabic nephs, "breath," "soul" or "self" Tebhach from Tabhach, "to slaughter," is equivalent to the Arabic dhibch from dhabacha, with the same meaning. Both therion ("wild beast"), and zoon ("living thing"), occur often in the Apocalypse. They are found also in a few other places, as mammals (Hebrews 13:11) or figuratively (Titus 1:12). Therion is used also of the viper which fastened on Paul's hand, and this has parallels in classic al Greek. Beasts of burden and beasts used for food were and are an important form of property, hence, ktenos ("possession"), the word used for the good Samaritan's beast (Luke 10:34) and for the beasts with which Lysias provided Paul for his journey to Caesarea (Acts 23:24).

For "swift beast," kirkaroth, "dromedary" (Isaiah 66:20 the King James Version), see CAMEL. For "swift beast," rekhesh, see HORSE (Micah 1:13 the King James Version; 1 Kings 4:28 the King James Version, margin; compare Esther 8:10, 14).

See also WILD BEAST.

Alfred Ely Day

WILD BEAST

wild best:

(1) ziz, only with sadhay, "field," in the expression, ziz sadhay, translated "wild beasts of the field" (Psalm 50:11; Psalm 80:13); compare Targum to Psalm 80:13, ziza', "worm" (BDB); Arabic ziz, "worm."

(2) tsiyim (Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39).

(3) 'iyim (Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39).

(4) chay, "living thing," often translated "wild beast" in English Versions of the Bible (1 Samuel 17:46, etc.).

(5) In Apocrypha (Additions to Esther 16:24, etc.) and the New Testament (Mark 1:13), therion.

(6) Acts 10:12 the King James Version; Acts 11:6, tetrapodon, the Revised Version (British and American) "four-rooted beast."

(1), (2) and (3) are of doubtful etymology, but the context makes it clear in each case that wild beasts of some sort are meant. The Targum ziza', "worm," is possible in Psalm 80:13, though not probable in view of the parallel "boar": "The boar out of the wood doth ravage it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it," i.e. on the vine (figurative) brought out of Egypt. In Psalm 50:11, however, such an interpretation is out of the question. All the references from 50:8 to 50:13 are to large animals, bullocks, goats, cattle and birds. Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) and the Septuagint have in 80:13 "wild beast" and in 50:11 "beauty of the field" (translated)!

Tsiyim, doubtfully referred to tsiydh, "drought," occurs in prophecies of the desolation of Babylon in Isaiah 13:21 ("wild beasts of the desert") and Jeremiah 50:39, of Edom in Isaiah 34:14, of Assyria in Isaiah 23:13 ("them that dwell in the wilderness"). It is associated in these passages with names of wild beasts and birds, some of them of very doubtful meaning, such as tannim, 'ochim, 'iyim, se`irim, benoth ya`anah. Wild beasts of some sort are clearly meant, though the kind can only be conjectured. The word occurs in Psalm 74:14 ("the people inhabiting the wilderness") where it is possible to understand "beasts" instead of people. It occurs also in Psalm 72:9 ("they that dwell in the wilderness"), where it seems necessary to understand "men." If the reading stands, it is not easy to reconcile this passage with the others.

'Iyim occurs in Isaiah 13:21 and 34:14 and in Jeremiah 50:39, three of the passages cited for tsiyim. the King James Version referring to 'i, "island," renders "wild beasts of the islands" (Isaiah 13:22). the Revised Version (British and American) has "wolves," margin "howling creatures"; compare Arabic `anwa', "to howl," and ibn-'awa' or wawi, "jackal."

See JACKAL.

Alfred Ely

Greek

2342. therion -- a wild beast
... a wild beast. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: therion Phonetic Spelling:
(thay-ree'-on) Short Definition: a wild beast, animal Definition: properly ...
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2934. ktenos -- a beast of burden
... a beast of burden. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: ktenos Phonetic
Spelling: (ktay'-nos) Short Definition: a beast of burden Definition: a beast ...
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5268. hupozugion -- a beast of burden or draught
... a beast of burden or draught. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: hupozugion
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-od-zoog'-ee-on) Short Definition: a beast of ...
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2226. zoon -- a living creature
... something "). 2226 (" creature") is often translated "beast" (rather than
"living being" or "living creature"). Word ... 13). beast. Neuter ...
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4968. sphagion -- a victim (for slaughter)
... slain beast. Neuter of a derivative of sphage; a victim (in sacrifice) -- slain
beast. see GREEK sphage. (sphagia) -- 1 Occurrence. 4967, 4968. ...
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5074. tetrapous -- four-footed
... four-footed animal. From tessares and pous; a quadruped -- fourfooted beast. see
GREEK tessares. see GREEK pous. (tetrapoda) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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2339. thera -- a hunting, prey
... net, means of capture. Word Origin from ther (a wild beast) Definition a
hunting, prey NASB Word Usage trap (1). trap. From ther (a ...
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2341. theriomacheo -- to fight with wild beasts
... From a compound of therion and machomai; to be a beast-fighter (in the gladiatorial
show), ie (figuratively) to encounter (furious men) -- fight with wild ...
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5612. oruomai -- to roar, howl
... roar, howl. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: oruomai Phonetic Spelling:
(o-roo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I roar, howl Definition: I roar, howl, as a beast ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2423. cheva -- beast
cheva or chevah. 2422b, 2423. cheva or chevah. 2424 . beast. Transliteration:
cheva or chevah Phonetic Spelling: (khay-vaw') Short Definition: beasts. ...
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929. behemah -- a beast, animal, cattle
... 928, 929. behemah. 930 . a beast, animal, cattle. Transliteration: behemah
Phonetic Spelling: (be-hay-maw') Short Definition: cattle. ... beast, cattle. ...
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6728. tsiyyi -- wild beast of the desert, that dwell in inhabiting ...
... tsiyyi. 6729 . wild beast of the desert, that dwell in inhabiting the wilderness.
Transliteration: tsiyyi Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-ee') Short Definition: desert ...
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2874. tebach -- slaughtering, slaughter
... beast, slaughter, slay, sore. From tabach; properly, something slaughtered;
hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstr. Butchery ...
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2123. ziyz -- moving things (ie beasts)
... abundance, wild beast From an unused root apparently meaning to be conspicuous;
fulness of the breast; also a moving creature -- abundance, wild beast. ...
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7409. rekesh -- steeds
... Word Origin perhaps from rakash Definition steeds NASB Word Usage horses (1),
steeds (2), swift steeds (1). dromedary, mule, swift beast. ...
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2421b. chayyah -- living thing, animal
... Word Origin from chayah Definition living thing, animal NASB Word Usage animals
(2), appetite (1), beast (27), beasts (43), creature (2), creatures (3), life (9 ...
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5038. nebelah -- a carcass, corpse
... dies (3). dead body, dead carcass, dead of itself, which died, beast that
which dieth of itself. From nabel; a flabby thing, ie A ...
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338. i -- a jackal
... Word Origin from oy Definition a jackal NASB Word Usage Hyenas (1), jackals
(1), wolves (1). wild beast of the islands. Probably ...
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4806. meri -- a fatling, fatlings
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a fatling, fatlings NASB Word Usage fatling
(2), fatlings (5), fed cattle (1). fat fed beast cattle,. ...
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Library

The Beast
... Names And Titles of the Antichrist 4. The Beast. "And when they shall have ... last
book of the Bible. The Greek word signifies a wild beast. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/4 the beast.htm

The Mouth of the Beast.
... The Mouth of the Beast. ... It was the agency by which the people were taught; and through
which utterance was given to the blasphemies of the beast. ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the mouth of the beast.htm

The Ten-Horned Beast.
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Ten-Horned Beast. "And I was standing
on the sand of the sea, and saw a wild beast ascending out ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the ten-horned beast.htm

The Two-Horned Beast.
... The Two-Horned Beast. "And I saw another wild beast ascending out of the earth,
and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon. ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the two-horned beast.htm

The Image of the Beast.
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. The Image of the Beast. "And it was given
to him to give breath to the image of the wild beast, that ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the image of the beast.htm

Of the Two-Horned Beast (who is also the False Prophet), with the ...
... PART I. SYNCHRONISM II. Of the Two-Horned Beast (who is also the False Prophet),
with the Ten-Horned Beast (who is likewise called the Image of the Beast). ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/synchronism ii of the two-horned.htm

A Woman on a Scarlet-Colored Beast.
... EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE. A Woman on a Scarlet-Colored Beast. "And he
carried me away in spirit into a desert: and I saw a woman ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/a woman on a scarlet-colored.htm

January the Twentieth the Passing of the Beast
... JANUARY The Twentieth THE PASSING OF THE BEAST. EZEKIEL xxxiv.23-31. When
the Good Shepherd has charge of His flock "the wild beasts ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/january the twentieth the passing.htm

The Image of the Beast in Man.
... Book XII. Chapter 11."The Image of the Beast in Man. 16. For as a snake
does not creep on with open steps, but advances by the ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 11 the image of the.htm

The Seven Crowns of the Beast to be Taken Away by victorious ...
... Chapter XIII."The Seven Crowns of the Beast to Be Taken Away by Victorious Chastity;
The Ten Crowns of the Dragon, the Vices Opposed to the Decalogue; The ...
/.../chapter xiii the seven crowns of.htm

Thesaurus

Beast (243 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport;
as, a beast of burden. ... 6. (n.) A penalty at beast, omber, etc. ...
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Beast's (1 Occurrence)
...Beast's (1 Occurrence). Daniel 4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let
a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. ...
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Sea-beast (2 Occurrences)
Sea-beast. Sea, Sea-beast. Sea-beasts . Multi-Version Concordance Sea-beast
(2 Occurrences). Job 7:12 Am Ia sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over ...
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River-beast (1 Occurrence)
River-beast. Riverbank, River-beast. Riverbed . Multi-Version
Concordance River-beast (1 Occurrence). Ezekiel 29:3 Say ...
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Beast-fight
Beast-fight. Beastfight, Beast-fight. Beasts . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BEAST-FIGHT. best'-fit. See GAMES. Beastfight, Beast-fight. Beasts . ...
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Statue (15 Occurrences)
... 13:14 And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth is due to the
marvels which he has been permitted to work in the presence of the Wild Beast. ...
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Creepeth (17 Occurrences)
... Genesis 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after
their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and ...
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Homage (51 Occurrences)
... Revelation 13:4 And they did homage to the dragon, because he gave the authority
to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who is like to the ...
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Wound (58 Occurrences)
... His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast. ... Revelation
13:12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. ...
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Inhabitants (254 Occurrences)
... Revelation 13:12 And the authority of the first Wild Beast--the whole of that
authority--he exercises in his presence, and he causes the earth and its ...
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Resources

What is the image of the beast? | GotQuestions.org

Is it possible for a person to get the mark of the beast today? | GotQuestions.org

Who is the beast of Revelation? | GotQuestions.org

Beast: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Beast (243 Occurrences)

Matthew 21:5
"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"
(WEY YLT NAS)

Luke 10:34
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
(KJV DBY YLT)

Acts 28:5
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
(KJV BBE DBY YLT)

Hebrews 12:20
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

James 3:7
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
(Root in KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Peter 2:16
but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
(See NIV)

Revelation 4:7
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
(KJV BBE)

Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
(KJV BBE)

Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
(KJV BBE)

Revelation 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
(KJV BBE)

Revelation 11:7
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:1
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:2
The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:3
One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:4
They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:5
A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
(See RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
(See NIV)

Revelation 13:11
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:12
He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:14
He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:15
It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:17
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 14:9
Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 14:11
The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 15:2
I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:2
The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:10
The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 16:13
I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:3
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
(KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:7
The angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:8
The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:11
The beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes to destruction.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:12
The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:13
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:16
The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 17:17
For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 19:19
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 19:20
The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 20:4
I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV

Revelation 20:10
The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:24
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.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 1:25
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 2:20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 3:14
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Genesis 6:7
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 7:2
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Genesis 7:14
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 7:21
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 7:23
And wiped away is all the substance that is on the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens; yea, they are wiped away from the earth, and only Noah is left, and those who 'are' with him in the ark;
(YLT)

Genesis 8:19
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 8:20
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT)

Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 9:10
And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 37:20
Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 37:33
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 8:17
And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 8:18
And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 9:9
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 9:10
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 9:19
Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 9:22
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 9:25
And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 11:7
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 12:12
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 13:2
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 13:12
That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)

Exodus 13:15
And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)

Exodus 19:13
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 21:34
The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS RSV)

Exodus 21:35
"If one man's bull injures another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live bull, and divide its price; and they shall also divide the dead animal.
(See RSV)

Exodus 21:36
Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead beast'shall be his own.
(ASV BBE JPS RSV)

Exodus 22:2
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
(See RSV)

Exodus 22:5
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 22:10
If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 22:13
But if it has been damaged by a beast, and he is able to make this clear, he will not have to make payment for what was damaged.
(BBE RSV)

Exodus 22:19
Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 23:11
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 23:29
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 5:2
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 7:21
Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Leviticus 7:24
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Leviticus 7:25
For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 7:26
Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Leviticus 11:3
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:26
The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:27
And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:46
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
(Root in KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV)

Leviticus 11:47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Leviticus 17:13
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Leviticus 18:23
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Leviticus 20:15
And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)

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