Thematic Bible: A span


Thematic Bible



“And these are the measurements of the altar [of burnt offering] in cubits (the cubit being a [long] cubit [the length of a forearm] and a hand width): the base shall be a cubit [long] and a cubit wide, with its border on its edge all around it of a span [in width]. And this shall be the height of the base of the altar. Verse ConceptsdepthHeightWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of Temple FurnitureSetting Up The Bronze AltarBase Of Thingsmeasurement


Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeBreadthDivine BalancesHand Of GodHillsNatureBalances, Metaphorical UseStrength, DivineWeighingNumerous As DustHollowScienceThe OceanbalancedustweightmeasurementThe Vastness Of Nature

The breastpiece shall be square and folded double; a span [about nine inches] in length and a span in width. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesWeights And Measures, LinearSquaresDoubled OverDimensions Of Other Things

Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearGiantsChampions


“My hand founded and established the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].
Verse ConceptsFoundationsFinger Of GodEarth, Creation OfChaosHand Of GodRight Hand Of GodPower, Of GodPower Of God, ExpressedEarth's FoundationGod Creating With His Finger


See, O Lord, and look!
With whom have You dealt this way?
Should women eat their offspring,
The little ones who were born healthy and beautiful?
Should priest and prophet be killed
In the sanctuary of the Lord?
Verse ConceptsCannibalismInfanticideKilling PriestsProphets KilledWho Is The One?Pay Attention O God!