Thematic Bible: Fleetness of


Thematic Bible



The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the wild gazelles. Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenFast RunnersDeer Etc.Deer

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were fighting men, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains. Verse ConceptsCommandereagernessWarriorsFast RunnersDeer

Escape like a gazelle from a hunter,
like a bird from a fowler’s trap.
Verse ConceptsHuntingBirds, Figurative UseSaving OneselfDeer Etc.DebtBeing YourselfDeerSaving Money

Then the lame will leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
Verse ConceptsLeapingCripplesLamenessTonguePeople JumpingRunning Water From GodDumbnessRenewedDumbDeserts Used FigurativelyDeer Etc.Deerjumping

W Hurry to me, my love,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.
Verse ConceptsYoung LoversDeer Etc.Deer

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