19 Bible Verses about South

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Job 9:9


Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the [vast starry] spaces of the south;

Matthew 12:42

The Queen of the South (Sheba) will stand up [as a witness] at the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and now, something greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 11:31

The Queen of the South (the kingdom of Sheba) will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.

Genesis 13:14

The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him, “Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are standing, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

Numbers 10:6

When you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps on the south side [of the tabernacle] shall set out. They shall blow an alarm whenever they are to move out [on their journeys].

Deuteronomy 33:2

He said,

“The Lord came from Sinai,
And dawned on them from Seir;
He shone forth from Mount Paran,
And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;
At His right hand was a flaming fire, a law, for them.

1 Samuel 23:19

Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds of Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon?

Job 39:26


“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?

Daniel 8:9

Out of one of them (Antiochus IV Epiphanes) came forth a rather small horn [but one of irreverent presumption and profane pride] which grew exceedingly powerful toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land (Israel).

Acts 21:3

After we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on our left (port side), we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

Isaiah 43:6


“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from far way
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants shall be as [countless as] the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and the east and the north and the south; and all the families (nations) of the earth shall be blessed through you and your descendants.

Job 23:9


To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.

Ezekiel 20:47

and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every one of your green trees, as well as every one of your dry trees. The blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from the south to the north will be burned by it.

Ezekiel 21:4

Because I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go from its sheath against all flesh from south to north,

From Thematic Bible


Azem » A city » South » Tribe of judah

Joshua 15:29

Baalah and Iim and Ezem,

Joshua 19:3

and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem,

1 Chronicles 4:29

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Baalah » A city » South » Tribe of judah

Joshua 15:29

Baalah and Iim and Ezem,

Joshua 19:3

and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem,

1 Chronicles 4:29

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Berea » A city » South » Macedonia

Acts 20:4

He was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and by Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

Acts 17:10

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; and when they arrived, they entered the Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:13

But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] had also been preached by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.

Beth-el » A city » South » Tribe of judah

1 Samuel 30:27

For those in Bethel, Ramoth of the Negev, Jattir,

Gilboa » Hill » South » Jezreel

1 Samuel 28:4

The Philistines assembled and came and camped at Shunem; and Saul gathered all the Israelites and they camped at Gilboa.

1 Samuel 31:1-8

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled before [them] and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers severely wounded him. read more.
Saul said to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse and mock me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took a sword and fell upon it. When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that day together. And when the men of Israel on the other side of the valley and beyond the Jordan saw that the Israelites had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 10:1-8

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before them and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed close after Saul and his sons and overtook them, and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. And the battle raged about Saul, and the archers found and wounded him. read more.
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse and make sport of me. But his armor-bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died. So Saul died; he and his three sons and all his house died together. And when all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Hazor » A city » South » Tribe of judah

Joshua 15:23

and Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan,

1 Kings 9:15

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo (fortification), the wall of Jerusalem, [and the fortress cities of] Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Jekabzeel » A city » South » Tribe of judah

Nehemiah 11:25

As for the villages with their fields, some sons (descendants) of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its towns, Dibon and its towns, and Jekabzeel and its villages,

Jezreel » A city » South » Tribe of judah

1 Samuel 27:3

And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, [who was] Nabal’s widow.

1 Samuel 25:43

David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both became his wives.

1 Samuel 29:1

Now the Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

Joshua 15:56

and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,

1 Samuel 29:11

So David and his men got up early to leave in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. But the Philistines went up to Jezreel [to fight against Israel].

Meteorology » Wind » South

Luke 12:55

And when [you see that] a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it happens.

Job 37:17


You whose garments are hot,
When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

Acts 27:13

So when the south wind blew softly, thinking that they had obtained their goal, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

Wind » Mentioned in scripture » South

Luke 12:55

And when [you see that] a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it happens.

Job 37:17


You whose garments are hot,
When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

Wind » South » Soothing

Job 37:17


You whose garments are hot,
When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

Wind » South » Purifying

Job 37:21


“Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded],
When the wind has passed and cleared them.

Wind » South » Tempestuous

Topics on South

Facing South

Ezekiel 40:45-46

He [who was guiding me] said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple;

North And South

Luke 13:29

And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and they will sit down [and feast at the table] in the kingdom of God.

North, South, East And West

Luke 13:29

And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and they will sit down [and feast at the table] in the kingdom of God.

South Gates

1 Chronicles 26:15-25

To Obed-edom [it came out] for the south [gates], and the storehouse was allotted to his sons.

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