A small, graceful antelope with long legs, known for its speed and jumping ability.
About Gazelle
A gazelle is a type of antelope (deer-like animal) that lives in Asia and Africa. These animals are known for their speed and graceful movement.
Palestine and Israel is home to two types of gazelles. Both male and female gazelles have curved horns. The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is pale fawn and up to 56 centimeters (22 inches) tall. Meanwhile, the Arabian gazelle (Gazella arabica) is darker and can reach 63.5 centimeters (25 inches).
Key References
But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,
Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
All Scripture References (17)
Deuteronomy (4)
But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,
Indeed, you may eat it as you would eat a gazelle or deer; both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.
the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
Eat it within your gates; both the ceremonially unclean and clean may eat it as they would a gazelle or a deer.
2 Samuel (1)
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
1 Kings (1)
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
1 Chronicles (1)
Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
Proverbs (1)
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Song of Solomon (7)
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
Isaiah (1)
Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
Mark (1)
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”