Cattle in the Bible

[FutureBreeder2013]

When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

Genesis 41:1-4

Heres a few verses that caught my attention.

 

[shortdawg]

Joseph interpreted that dream to mean 7 yrs of abundant harvest then 7 yrs of famine. Lots of those biblical folks were livestock owners.

 

[Torch]

BTW Joseph was right.

 

[aj]

I think the 7 ugly and gaunt cows were ex show heifers out in the real world and they ate 7 of Kit PHAROS range cattle. Where do the Neanderthal fit in here? ;D

 

[AAOK]

Where do the Neanderthal fit in here? ;D

They were elected Democratic U.S. Congressmen.

 

[aj]

I wonder what breed the "oxen" came from or was similar to?

 

[FutureBreeder2013]

Arn't oxen steers that are used for draft work.

 

[farmboy]

sounds like hippos to me.

 

[aj]

I know oxen were used on the smoky hill trail from Leavenworth to the Denver gold fields and the Oregon trail and what not. Oxen held up better than horses under tough conditions. The "Pikes Peak" golf rush of 1859 really opened this country up which in turn started the indian uprising.

 

[ELBEE]

I think the 7 ugly and gaunt cows were ex show heifers out in the real world and they ate 7 of Kit PHAROS range cattle. Where do the Neanderthal fit in here? ;D

And that AJ, is exactly why you will never be allowed to interpret my dreams! <cowboy>

 

[Dusty]

"And the Devil sent up a false prophet, a bull that would be hailed as the savior of all cattle.  This bull would come to be known as Heat Wave." 

 

[FutureBreeder2013]

Nice one.

 

[SWMO]

This is a great thread I had my giggles for the day.

 

[chambero]

Cattle way back through history were owned and used only by and for the very, very wealthy.

Oxen were much tougher than draft horses or mules in the western US migration.

Not sure what "breeds" were used for oxen in ancient, biblical times.  Some might still be around.  I remember watching the HBO miniseries Rome a couple of years ago and saw a couple of oxen hooked to a Roman wagon.  Never really saw cattle that looked like that before, but they were huge.  Had a few white Chi looking traits.

 

[aj]

I know when I pull my show rig into a show....all you can hear is"sweet jesus." look at that hillbilly. ;D

 

[aj]

proverbs 101 7 898 says"I never knew a baler operator that went to heaven, thost they cussed way to much."

 

[Sunset Hills]

This is one funny post !! (clapping)

 

[aj]

I know that the freighters on the BOD actually shoed the oxen(like a horse). The iron shoes are shaped different and larger. Once in a while someone will find one on the trails. The Longhorns always interested me. If the Spainards introduced them to Mexico(by them getting looose) or where ever. Did the longhorns as we know them look like that when the conquistadors lost the strays. Or did they evolve or adapt in the desert and obtain the phenotype? They had  a couple hundred years to adapt before the American civil war was over and the roundup of the wild longhorns began. The Maines came from France but since the french don't like to work...could the Maines have been draft animals or just used to smash grapes. These are questions that keep me up at night. ;D

 

[VJ]

"And the Devil sent up a false prophet, a bull that would be hailed as the savior of all cattle.  This bull would come to be known as Heat Wave." 

That might be the most clever thing I've ever heard.

 

[cowboybecoachin]

Remember the story of the Prodigal Son?

Who was sorry when he came home?

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the fatted calf!