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What the Bible Says About Mouse

Overview

The Bible addresses mouse across 6 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Samuel, Leviticus and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Ark of the Covenant, Kirjath-Jearim, Philistines and Tumor.

Key Bible verses about mouse

Old Testament

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:4

Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. you: Heb. them

1 Samuel 6:5

Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

1 Samuel 6:11

And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

1 Samuel 6:18

And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite. great: or, great stone

In the Bible dictionary

Studying mouse for yourself

  • Begin with Leviticus 11:29, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how 1 Samuel, Leviticus and Isaiah each treat the theme.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Ark of the Covenant, Kirjath-Jearim, Philistines and Tumor.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about mouse?

The Bible addresses mouse across 6 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Samuel, Leviticus and Isaiah. Closely related themes include Ark of the Covenant, Kirjath-Jearim, Philistines and Tumor.

How many Bible verses are about mouse?

The Bible references mouse in 6 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention mouse?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 11:29: “These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,”

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