Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5858 fat Used to describe a successful person, fruitful land or healthy animals. It is often associated with the idea of prosperity and contentment. It also designates the part of an animal used in OT sacrifices. Fat as a symbol of success Isaiah 10:27; Jeremiah 5:27-28 See also Deuteronomy 32:15; Job 15:27-28; Ezekiel 34:16 Fat representing fruitful land Fat animals Genesis 41:2 See also Genesis 41:17-21; 1 Samuel 15:9; Psalm 66:15; Ezekiel 34:20 Fat people Judges 3:17 See also Judges 3:18-22 Fat used in the context of judgment The fat of animals Not to be eaten Leviticus 3:17 See also Leviticus 7:22-25 To be offered to God in sacrifice Leviticus 3:16 See also Genesis 4:4; Leviticus 3:3-5; Numbers 18:17; Deuteronomy 32:37-38; 1 Samuel 2:15-16; Samuel 15:22; 1 Kings 8:64; Isaiah 34:6-7; Isaiah 43:24; Ezekiel 39:19 See also
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