Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
the Third Week after Easter
the Third Week after Easter
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Bible Dictionaries
Swine
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Pig farm in Vampula, Finland.
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Comments: Yorkshire pigs wallow in mud at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville, Maryland.
Swine — The most abhorred of all animals among the Jews; hence the swineherd's was the most degrading employment (Luke 15:15; cf. Matthew 8:32). Swine are very seldom kept in Israel.
Verses:
- Leviticus 11:7
- Deuteronomy 14:8
- Proverbs 11:22
- Isaiah 65:4
- Isaiah 66:3
- Isaiah 66:17
- Matthew 7:6
- Matthew 8:30
- Matthew 8:31
- Matthew 8:32
- Mark 5:11
- Mark 5:12
- Mark 5:13
- Mark 5:14
- Mark 5:16
- Luke 8:32
- Luke 8:33
- Luke 15:15
- Luke 15:16
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Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/s/swine.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/s/swine.html. 2024.
