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Wolf in the Bible

The word wolf appears 6 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word wolf appears 6 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The wolf is the predator that scatters and destroys the flock. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What wolf means in the Bible

The wolf is the predator that scatters and destroys the flock.

Where the word wolf appears

Here is every passage where the word wolf appears, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.”Genesis 49:27

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”Isaiah 11:6

“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

“Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.”Jeremiah 5:6

“But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.”John 10:12

Wolf and the Lord Jesus

The good shepherd, Jesus, lays down His life for the sheep against the wolf that would devour them.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word wolf appear in the Bible?

The word wolf appears 6 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does wolf mean in the Bible?

The wolf is the predator that scatters and destroys the flock.

How does wolf point to Jesus?

The good shepherd, Jesus, lays down His life for the sheep against the wolf that would devour them.

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