Answers about
wolves in the Bible

Hebrew: זְאֵב —transliteration: zeeb or zeʾev —meaning: a wolf —occurrences: 7

Greek: λύκος —transliteration: lukos —occurrences: 6

Wolves are frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty.

The habits of the wolf are described in Jeremiah 5:6; Hab. 1:8; Zeph. 3:3; Ezek. 22:27; Matthew 7:15; 10:16; Acts 20:29.

Jacob's prophecy, “Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf” (Genesis 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe (see Judges 19-21).

Wolves were dreaded by shepherds.

In The Millennium

Isaiah represents the peace of Messiah’s future Earthly kingdom by the words,

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb” —Isaiah 11:6 KJV

See: What is the Millennium? and What will the Millennium be like

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