Overview:
The term "Ram's" in the Bible primarily refers to the animal, the male sheep, which holds significant symbolic and practical importance in biblical texts. Rams are frequently mentioned in the context of sacrifices, offerings, and as symbols of strength and leadership. The ram is also associated with specific biblical figures and events, contributing to its rich theological and cultural significance.

Biblical References:

1. Sacrificial System:
Rams were integral to the sacrificial system established by God for the Israelites. They were often used in burnt offerings, peace offerings, and guilt offerings. The ram's role in sacrifices is detailed in the book of Leviticus, where specific instructions are given for their use. For instance, Leviticus 8:18 states, "Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head."

2. Symbol of Substitution:
One of the most notable instances involving a ram is the account of Abraham and Isaac. In Genesis 22, God tests Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. At the last moment, God provides a ram as a substitute for Isaac. Genesis 22:13 records, "Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son." This event prefigures the concept of substitutionary atonement, a cornerstone of Christian theology.

3. Symbol of Leadership and Strength:
Rams are often seen as symbols of strength and leadership. In the prophetic literature, rams are used metaphorically to describe leaders and nations. For example, in Daniel 8, the ram with two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia. Daniel 8:20 states, "The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia."

4. Priestly Garments:
The skins of rams were used in the construction of the Tabernacle and in the garments of the priests. Exodus 39:34 mentions the use of "the covering of ram skins dyed red," which was part of the Tabernacle's covering, symbolizing protection and sanctity.

5. Cultural and Religious Significance:
Beyond their practical use, rams held cultural and religious significance for the Israelites. The blowing of the ram's horn, or shofar, was a call to worship, a signal for battle, and a proclamation of the Year of Jubilee. The shofar is mentioned in several passages, including Joshua 6:5, where it played a crucial role in the fall of Jericho: "And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, all the people are to give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse, and the people will go up, each man straight ahead."

Theological Implications:
The use of rams in the Bible underscores themes of sacrifice, substitution, and divine provision. The ram's role in the sacrificial system points to the necessity of atonement and the foreshadowing of Christ's ultimate sacrifice. The substitution of the ram for Isaac highlights God's provision and mercy, while the ram's horn serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the call to repentance and worship.RAM'S HORN

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3104. yobel -- a ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument)
... yobel or yobel. 3105 . a ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument). Transliteration:
yobel or yobel Phonetic Spelling: (yo-bale') Short Definition: jubilee. ...
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352a. ayil -- a ram
... a ram. Transliteration: ayil Short Definition: ram. Word Origin from the same as
ulam Definition a ram NASB Word Usage ram (87), ram's (1), rams (60), rams' (6) ...
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7782. shophar -- a horn (for blowing)
... Word Origin from shaphar Definition a horn (for blowing) NASB Word Usage horn (4),
horns (1), ram's horn (1), trumpet (46), trumpeter* (1), trumpets (19). ...
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The Shout of Faith
... march, and blowing of their trumpets, He closed with these strange words: "And it
shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/smith/the god of all comfort/chapter 14 the shout of.htm

The Siege of Jericho
... First come the armed men, then seven white-robed priests, blowing, probably, discordant
music upon their ram's horn trumpets; then the Ark, the symbol and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the siege of jericho.htm

From Such Causes as These this Also Has Followed...
... And so Hammon is even now formed and represented with a ram's horns; Saturn with
his crooked sickle, like some guardian of the fields, and pruner of too ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/12 from such causes as.htm

Revelation of John.
... Then will I send forth mine angels, and they shall take the ram's horns that lie
upon the cloud; and Michael and Gabriel shall go forth out of the heaven and ...
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How the Midianites and Other Nations Fought against the Israelites ...
... by their enemies. They had also each of them a ram's horn in his right
hand, which he used instead of a trumpet. The enemy's camp ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how the midianites.htm

The Power of Christ's Resurrection
... could make, was as plain a demonstration, that Christ was risen, according to their
gospel, as that a divine power, at the sound of a few ram's horns, causes ...
/.../selected sermons of george whitefield/the power of christs resurrection.htm

Moses and his Writings
... A fair city it must have been, built of white stone, the capitals of some of the
columns carved to resemble a ram's horn, perhaps to remind the people of the ...
/.../duff/the bible in its making/chapter iii moses and his.htm

Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... There were no monitors, nor fire-arms. Large swords, daggers, slings, the
catapulta and battering-ram, were the principal weapons. ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

Things that Accompany Salvation
... Then come those who, with brazen trumpets, or with trumps of ram's horns"like those
who once razed Jericho level with the ground"do blow a blast, so shrill ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/things that accompany salvation.htm

My Second Year in Benares.
... The most popular festival of the year at Benares and over the North-Western Provinces
is the Ram Leela, the Play of Ram, when the life of Ram, a very popular ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter ix my second year.htm

Ram's (7 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RAM'S HORN. See MUSIC. Multi-Version
Concordance Ram's (7 Occurrences). Exodus 19:13 no hand shall ...
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Blast (28 Occurrences)
... to the tyranny and violence of the wicked (Isaiah 25:4). (3) The blowing of a wind
instrument: "When they make a long blast with the ram's horn" (Joshua 6:5 ...
/b/blast.htm - 20k

Rams'
... The skin of the sheep, roughly tanned with all the wool on, is the common winter
jacket of the shepherd or peasant, the ram's being considered especially ...
/r/rams'.htm - 7k

Horn (108 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn (of an ox or
a ram); now applied to various elaborately wrought instruments of brass or ...
/h/horn.htm - 49k

Great (10383 Occurrences)
... Henceforward, there appeared on coins Alexander's head adorned with the ram's
horn of Amen-Ra. This impressed the eastern imagination ...
/g/great.htm - 35k

Kidneys (15 Occurrences)
... 15; Leviticus 9:19), sin (Exodus 29:13 Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 8:16; Leviticus
9:10), or trespass, (Leviticus 7:4) offerings; compare the "ram of consecration ...
/k/kidneys.htm - 16k

Jabal (1 Occurrence)
... who tends the camels." Skinner, Genesis, 120, says that both Jabal and Jubal suggest
yobhel, which in Phoenician and Hebrew "means primarily `ram,' then `ram's...
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Inner (141 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Exodus 29:17 You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards,
and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head. (See NIV). ...
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Innards (15 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Exodus 29:17 You shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its innards,
and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head. (WEB). ...
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Tail (16 Occurrences)
... Exodus 29:22 Also you shall take some of the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat that
covers the innards, the cover of the liver, the two kidneys, the fat that is ...
/t/tail.htm - 13k

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