The word in Scripture

Lamb in the Bible

The word lamb appears 107 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The lamb was the innocent life offered in sacrifice, from Passover to the daily temple offerings. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What lamb means in the Bible

The lamb was the innocent life offered in sacrifice, from Passover to the daily temple offerings.

Where the word lamb appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word lamb appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.”Genesis 22:8

“Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:”Exodus 12:5

“The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:”Exodus 29:39

“Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.”Isaiah 16:1

“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 65:25

“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”John 1:29

“And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”Revelation 7:10

“And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”Revelation 21:14