Bible Encyclopedias
Mule

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Mulcted

Next Entry
Multitude, Mixed

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Mule
Thompson Chain Reference
• Mules
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Mule, the
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Mule
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Mule
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Mule
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Mule
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Mule
King James Dictionary
• Mule
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Mule
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Mule
Wilson's Bible Types
• Mule
Webster Dictionary
• Mule-Jenny
• Mule Killer
• Mule
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Mule
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Mule
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Mule
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Mule
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Mule
Lexicons
• יֵמִם
• פֶּרֶד
• פִּרְדָּה
•   (only first 3 shown)

mūl ( פּרד , peredh 1 Kings 10:25; 1 Kings 18:5; Ezra 2:66; Isaiah 66:20; Zechariah 14:15 , the feminine פּרדּה , pirdāh 1 Kings 1:33 , 1 Kings 1:38 , 1 Kings 1:44 , רכשׁ , rekhesh , "swift steeds," the King James Version "mules" Esther 8:10 , Esther 8:14 , אחשׁתּרנים , 'ăḥashterānim , "used in the king's service," the King James Version "camels," the Revised Version margin "mules" Esther 8:10 , Esther 8:14 , ימם , yēmim , "hot springs," the King James Version "mules" Genesis 36:24; ἡμίονος , hēmı́onos , "half-ass," "mule" (1 Esd 5:43; Judith 15:11)): Mules are mentioned as riding animals for princes 2 Samuel 13:29; 2 Samuel 18:9; 1 Kings 1:33 , 1 Kings 1:38 , 1 Kings 1:44; in the tribute brought to Solomon 2 Chronicles 9:24; as beasts of burden 2 Kings 5:17; 1 Chronicles 12:40; horses and mules are obtained from the "house of Togarmah" in the distant north Ezekiel 27:14 . The injunction of Psalm 32:9 , "Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding," need not be understood as singling out the horse and mule as more in need of guidance than the rest of the brute creation, but rather as offering familiar examples to contrast with man who should use his intelligence.

At the present day mules are used as pack animals and for drawing freight wagons, rarely for riding. One does not often see in Palestine mules as large and fine as are common in Europe and America. This may be because most of the mares and many of the donkeys are small.