What domestic animal does not appear in the Bible?

ssannkovic

I was once told that it is a dog. However I am unsure if it is correct Sep 27 05, 8:55 PM

peasypod

I believe it's a cat. Sep 27 05, 9:11 PM

Ilona_Ritter

A dog is in the Bible because Jezebel is eaten by dogs. Sep 27 05, 9:39 PM

mochyn

I believe peas Sep 27 05, 10:32 PM

Arpeggionist

Dogs are definately mentioned several times in the Bible. I do not, however, recall ever reading of cats (unless you consider the big cats - lions and tigers). In fact the Hebrew word for cat - "chatul" - is a relatively recently invented word. Dogs play a peculiar role in the Bible as scavengers. In Exodus, one is commanded not to eat an animal found dead in the field but rather to "toss it to the dogs". One of the favorite curses placed upon kings and queens of Israel (including Jezebel) was: "Those in [X's house] who die in the city shall be eaten by the dogs, and those who die in the field shall be eaten by the birds..." Sep 28 05, 12:58 AM

SOTHC

Mochyn is not correct as I am sure I have heard at a Bible Reading "Peas be to all men who seek and find Him" Sep 28 05, 1:22 AM

peasypod

SM was always good at taking the peas, too... Sep 28 05, 1:46 AM

centerice

Chickens. Sep 28 05, 7:44 AM

my_baby_love

Cat is the answer I was looking for. Interestingly enough one reason why there is a superstition against cats is that they don't appear in the Bible. Sep 28 05, 10:04 AM

Arpeggionist

What superstition? I've never heard of that. Another explanation might be (though it is a long shot) that cats enjoyed the status of gods in Egypt and, not wishing to transfer such status into Hebrew literature, the authors of the Bible left them out. Another reason might be that cats were not a common pet in Israel or anywhere else in Asia. In most places here even today, dogs are the preferred house pets. Though today cats generally roam the streets freely here in Israel (thus we very rarely have mouse problems), they were only recently introduced to this land, probably brought along with American immigrants before their populations exploded. Sep 28 05, 4:00 PM

Arpeggionist

Oh, and chickens are mentioned in Jeremiah. Sep 28 05, 4:01 PM

centerice

Thanks, Arpeggionist. Sep 28 05, 4:51 PM

my_baby_love

This site lists many cat superstitions. http://www.penmarric.ns.ca/cattails/superstition.html Sep 28 05, 6:59 PM

gmackematix

Hamsters, gerbils, canaries and Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are further domestic animals that probably don't appear much. Sep 29 05, 10:27 AM

my_baby_love

Nor ferets. Sep 29 05, 12:20 PM

annaphillips

I'LL VOUCH FOR SPIDER MONKEYS!!! Sep 30 05, 5:51 PM