Genesis 22:4

On the third day [of travel] Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Exodus 5:3

Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go on a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, so that He does not discipline us with pestilence or with the sword.”

Exodus 15:22

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Wilderness of Shur; they went [a distance of] three days (about thirty-three miles) in the wilderness and found no water.

Exodus 19:11

and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people.

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be prepared for the third day; do not be intimate with a woman.”

Leviticus 7:17

but what is left over from the meat of the sacrifice on the third day shall be [completely] burned in the fire.

Numbers 10:33

So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.

Numbers 19:12

That one shall purify himself from uncleanness with the water [made with the ashes of the burned heifer] on the third day and on the seventh day, and then he will be clean; but if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean.

Numbers 19:19

Then the clean person shall sprinkle [the water for purification] on the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day the unclean man shall purify himself, and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be [ceremonially] clean at evening.

Numbers 31:19

Camp outside the camp for seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any dead body, purify yourselves and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day.

Joshua 1:11

“Go throughout the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to cross this [river] Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess [as an inheritance].’”

1 Samuel 26:13

Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain at a distance, with a large area between them.

2 Kings 20:5

“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father (ancestor): “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I am healing you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.

Esther 5:1

On the third day [of the fast] Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace opposite his [throne] room. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the [main] entrance of the palace.

Hosea 6:2


“After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up
That we may live before Him.

Matthew 17:23

and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.

Luke 13:32

And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox [that sly, cowardly man], ‘Listen carefully: I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’

1 Corinthians 15:4

and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

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Exodus 5:3
Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go on a three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God, so that He does not discipline us with pestilence or with the sword.”
Exodus 15:22
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went into the Wilderness of Shur; they went [a distance of] three days (about thirty-three miles) in the wilderness and found no water.
Exodus 19:11
and be ready by the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai [in the cloud] in the sight of all the people.
Leviticus 7:17
but what is left over from the meat of the sacrifice on the third day shall be [completely] burned in the fire.
Numbers 10:33
So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.
Numbers 19:12
That one shall purify himself from uncleanness with the water [made with the ashes of the burned heifer] on the third day and on the seventh day, and then he will be clean; but if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean.
Numbers 31:19
Camp outside the camp for seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any dead body, purify yourselves and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day.
Joshua 1:11
“Go throughout the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to cross this [river] Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess [as an inheritance].’”
2 Kings 20:5
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father (ancestor): “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I am healing you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
Esther 5:1
On the third day [of the fast] Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace opposite his [throne] room. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the [main] entrance of the palace.
Hosea 6:2

“After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up
That we may live before Him.
Matthew 17:23
and they will kill Him, and He will be raised [from death to life] on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved and distressed.
Luke 13:32
And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox [that sly, cowardly man], ‘Listen carefully: I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’
1 Corinthians 15:4
and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],

Saw

1 Samuel 26:13
Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain at a distance, with a large area between them.

General references

Genesis 17:26
On the very same day Abraham was circumcised, as well as Ishmael his son.