# livestock, animals

## Facts:

The term “livestock” refers to animals which are raised to provide food and other useful products. Some types of livestock are also trained as work animals.

* Kinds of livestock include sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and donkeys.
* In Biblical times, wealth was partly measured by how much livestock a person had.
* Livestock are used to produce items such as wool, milk, cheese, housing materials, and clothing.
* This term could also be translated as “farm animals.”

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [cow, ox](../other/cow.md), [donkey](../other/donkey.md), [goat](../other/goat.md), [horse](../other/horse.md), [sheep](../other/sheep.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Kings 3:15-17](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/03/15)
* [Genesis 30:29](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/29)
* [Joshua 1:14-15](rc://en/tn/help/jos/01/14)
* [Nehemiah 9:36-37](rc://en/tn/help/neh/09/36)
* [Numbers 3:41](rc://en/tn/help/num/03/41)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H0929, H4399, H4735
