The wild boar, a creature known for its strength and ferocity, is mentioned in the Bible primarily in the context of its destructive nature. In the ancient Near East, wild boars were common and often posed a threat to agriculture and vineyards, which were vital to the sustenance and economy of the people.

Psalm 80:13 :
"The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it."

In this verse, the wild boar is depicted as a destructive force, symbolizing the enemies of Israel who ravage the land and destroy the vineyard, which is a metaphor for the nation of Israel itself. The psalmist uses the imagery of a wild boar to convey the severity of the threat faced by the people, emphasizing the need for divine intervention and protection.

The wild boar's mention in the Bible is limited, yet its symbolic representation is significant. It serves as a metaphor for chaos and destruction, often used to illustrate the consequences of turning away from God or the devastation brought by foreign invaders. The imagery of the wild boar underscores the vulnerability of the people without God's protection and the importance of faithfulness to Him.

In the broader biblical context, animals often carry symbolic meanings, and the wild boar is no exception. Its presence in the scriptures serves as a reminder of the dangers that lurk when one strays from the path of righteousness and the protective hand of God.Psalm 80:13
The boar out of the wood does waste it, and the wild beast of the field does devour it.
Nave's Topical Index

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... the boughs like the goodly cedar, the wild boar wasting it ... for each of these
particulars"the boar out of ... interpretation must be upon the same general principle ...
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Panegyric on the Splendor of Affairs.
... prostrate, it was not that wild boar from the ... a certain destroying demon and spiritual
wild beasts who ... first the assembled clergymen in general, then Paulinus ...
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The Second Theological Oration.
... our souls or of our words; or a wild boar, trampling under ... the night; and while She
gives confidence to wild beasts, He ... [3459] It was a very general belief in ...
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Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus.
... of my translation such an opinion concerning the Trinity ... which he alone excepts from
the general condemnation and ... by teaching out of our Scriptures, he weaves ...
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Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
... This beast is compared to the wild boar, and the beast ... the desert, shall meet with
the wild beasts of ... understand, the church of Antichrist in general; yet by ...
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Period iv. The Age of the Consolidation of the Church: 200 to 324 ...
... Therefore, when a wild boar was supplied, it was the huntsman who had supplied that
boar, and not ... writing just before the first general persecution under ...
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Funeral Oration on the Great S. Basil, Bishop of C??sarea in ...
... cedars, now being ravaged by that wicked wild boar, the devil ... God and man, to stay
the general conflagration, and ... all the deep things of the Scriptures, he drew ...
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The Pilgrim's Progress
... Highlanders and wild Irish can agree My Pilgrim should familiar with them be. ... I told
you then, also, what I saw concerning his wife and children, and how ...
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A Discourse
... to the plain testimony of the Scriptures are, that ... himself great glory by permitting
the boar, the man ... Lebanon was that which, in the general, prefigured the ...
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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman,
... that they run hazards that hunt the wild boar. ... Reading the Scriptures, hearing sermons,
godly conference, repeating ... evil of cursing ariseth in general from the ...
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