Ibex

A large wild goat with long, curved horns, living in mountain herds and eating bushes on cliffs.

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Ibex, wild goat, mountain goat

About Ibex

Species of wild goat, declared ceremonially clean in the Law (Dt 14:5). See Animals (Goat).

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Key References

Deuteronomy 14:5

the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

1 Samuel 24:3

Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

Job 39:1

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

All Scripture References (4)

Deuteronomy (1)
Deuteronomy 14:5

the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Job (1)
Job 39:1

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

Psalms (1)
Psalm 104:18

The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

Proverbs (1)
Proverbs 5:19

A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.