Topic

Straw

Passages from across the Bible

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

Used for fodder

  • Genesis 24:32 So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
  • Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

Used for brick

  • Exodus 5:7 “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.

Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “straw” →

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.