Who was it in the bible that grazed with the goats for 7 years?

Answer 1

Nebuchadnezzar.

In Daniel 4, King Nebuchadnezzar has a vision, which Daniel interprets for him. Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar that he will be driven from men, and that he will dwell with the beasts of the field, and eat grass like oxen, for seven years, until such time that he comes to realize that "the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he chooses." (NKJV). Daniel advises Nebuchadnezzar to turn from his wicked ways, and show mercy to the poor.

Instead, about one year later, Nebuchadnezzar is admiring all that he has, and boasts "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?" (NKJV). That very hour the vision of Nebuchadnezzar began to be fulfilled - Nebuchadnezzar was driven from men and ate grass like oxen for 7 years. At the end of those 7 years, Nebuchadnezzar lifted his eyes to heaven, and his understanding returned to him. He blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him. Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom was then restored to him.

Medical experts tell us that this could have been a case of Clinical Lycanthropy, a rare psychiatric syndrome in which an individual believes s/he is or has become an animal; or that it could have been due to a severe syphilis infection that resulted in paralytic dementia.