'People' in the Bible

A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.

As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people he had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.”

If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

What if there are 50 righteous people in the city? Will You really sweep it away instead of sparing the place for the sake of the 50 righteous people who are in it?

The Lord said, “If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the Lord, that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hittites, the people of the land.

“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

Abraham bowed down to the people of the land

and said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, “Please listen to me. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.”

He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people.

This is the length of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.

And the Lord said to her:Two nations are in your womb;two people will come from you and be separated.One people will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.

Then Abimelech said, “What is this you’ve done to us? One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.”

So Abimelech warned all the people with these words: “Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly die.”

Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; he divided the people with him into two camps, along with the flocks, cattle, and camels.

Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”But he replied, “Why do that? Please indulge me, my lord.”

Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, and all the people of his household, as well as his herds, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan; he went to a land away from his brother Jacob.

You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

Extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

and Joseph moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.

Then Joseph said to the people, “Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land.

Dan will judge his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.

Then he commanded them: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and died. He was gathered to his people.

You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.