Topic
Calf, The
23 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 18:7Torrey Eaten in the patriarchal age
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
- Genesis 18:8Torrey Eaten in the patriarchal age
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
- Leviticus 9:2Torrey Offered in sacrifice
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
- Leviticus 9:3Torrey Offered in sacrifice
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
- Numbers 18:17Torrey If first-born not redeemed
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 6:10Torrey FED ON — Milk
¶ And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
- 1 Samuel 28:24Torrey Fattened in stalls, &c
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
- 1 Samuel 28:25Torrey When fattened considered a delicacy
And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
- Job 21:10Torrey The young of the herd
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
- Psalms 29:6Torrey Playfulness of, alluded to
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
- Isaiah 27:10Torrey FED ON — Branches of trees, &c
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
- Jeremiah 31:12Torrey The young of the herd
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall…
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- Ezekiel 1:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Patient endurance
- Hosea 14:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Sacrifices of praise
- Amos 6:4 Torrey Fattened in stalls, &c
- Micah 6:6 Torrey Of a year old best for sacrifice
- Malachi 4:2 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Saints nourished by grace
- Luke 15:23 Torrey When fattened considered a delicacy
- Luke 15:27 Torrey When fattened considered a delicacy
- Hebrews 9:12 Torrey Offered in sacrifice
- Hebrews 9:19 Torrey Offered in sacrifice
- Hebrews 13:5 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Sacrifices of praise
- Revelation 4:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Patient endurance
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 25 references, grouped by sub-topic
- The young of the herd Job 21:10; Jer 31:12
- Playfulness of, alluded to Ps 29:6
- FED ON
- Fattened in stalls, &c 1Sa 28:24; Am 6:4
- Offered in sacrifice Le 9:2,3; Heb 9:12,19
- Of a year old best for sacrifice Mic 6:6
- If first-born not redeemed Nu 18:17
- Eaten in the patriarchal age Ge 18:7,8
- When fattened considered a delicacy 1Sa 28:24,25; Am 6:4; Lu 15:23,27
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.