Succoth in the Bible

Meaning: tents; tabernacles

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He said to the men of Succoth, "Give some loaves of bread to the men who are following me, because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."

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The officials of Succoth said, "You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?"

Verse ConceptsMan's Work Finished

He went up from there to Penuel and made the same request. The men of Penuel responded the same way the men of Succoth had.

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, the sun being yet up, and caught a lad of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him.

He captured a young man from Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth's officials and city leaders -- seventy-seven men in all.

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He approached the men of Succoth and said, "Look what I have! Zebah and Zalmunna! You insulted me, saying, 'You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your exhausted men?'"

Verse ConceptsMan's Work Finished

He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then "threshed" the men of Succoth with them.

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But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and he made shelters for his livestock. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.

The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zeredah.

in the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and [its] banks, up to the [lower] end of the Kinnereth Sea beyond the Jordan to the east.

The king had cast them in the plain of the Jordan with the casting mold [set in] the ground between Succoth and Zarethan.


The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay soil between Succoth and Zeredah.

God has spoken in his holiness, "I will rejoice; I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.

The king had cast them in the plain of the Jordan with the casting mold [set in] the ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

God has spoken in his holiness, "I will exult, I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.


And the {Israelites} set out from Rameses to Succoth; the men [were] about six hundred thousand on foot, besides dependents.

And they set out from Succoth, and they encamped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

Then the {Israelites} set out from Rameses, and they camped in Succoth. They journeyed from Succoth and camped in Etham, which [is] on the edge of the desert.


And the {Israelites} set out from Rameses to Succoth; the men [were] about six hundred thousand on foot, besides dependents.

And they set out from Succoth, and they encamped at Etham on the edge of the desert.


He said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who [are] {following me}, for they [are] weary, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." The officials of Succoth said, "Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give bread to your army?" Gideon said, "Well then, when Yahweh gives Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will trample your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness." read more.
He went from there [to] Penuel, and he spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth answered.

He captured a young man {from Succoth} and questioned him. [The young man] listed for him the commanders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. He came to the men of Succoth, and he said, "Here [is] Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, '[Is] the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give food to your weary men?'" He took the elders of the city and [the] thorn bushes and briers of the wilderness, and {he trampled} the men of Succoth with them.


in the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and [its] banks, up to the [lower] end of the Kinnereth Sea beyond the Jordan to the east.


But Jacob traveled on to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and he made shelters for his livestock. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.


God has spoken in his holiness, "I will rejoice; I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the valley of Succoth.