Thematic Bible: Pools and ponds
Thematic Bible
Pools and ponds » Water of, brought into the city by a ditch or conduit
The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.
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You made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider the One who created it long ago.
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Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The upper pool
Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the highway to the Fuller’s Field.
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Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Fuller’s Field.
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Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Pools and ponds » Artificial, designed for » Supplying gardens, &c with water
I constructed reservoirs of water for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.
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Pools and ponds » Artificial, designed for » Supplying cities with water
The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.
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Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The king's pool
I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through.
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Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » Samaria
Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed in it, according to the word of the Lord that He had spoken.
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Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » gibeon
So Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s soldiers marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. The two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
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Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » Hebron
So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
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Pools and ponds » Artificial, designed for » Preserving fish
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The old pool
You made a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider the One who created it long ago.
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Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (turning cities into,) of great desolation
“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls, and I will sweep her away with a broom of destruction.”
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. Verse Concepts
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. Verse Concepts
Pools and ponds » Made by man
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » The lower pool
You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.
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Pools and ponds » The land of egypt abounded in
So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron: Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their water reservoirs—and they will become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.”
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Pools and ponds » Made by God
and the thirsty land springs of water.
In the haunt of jackals,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
Pools and ponds » Filled by the rain
they make it a source of springwater;
even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » Of nineveh
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » Bethesda
By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades.
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