Thematic Bible: Were used as
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Caves » Were used as » Places of concealment
When the men of Israel saw that they were in distress (for the people were in difficult circumstances), the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in crags, in tombs, and in pits.
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had taken 100 prophets and had hidden them by fifties in a cave, providing them with food and water when Jezebel was trying to destroy the LORD's prophets.
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The world wasn't worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and from caves to holes in the ground.
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When the two of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have been hiding."
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Caves » Were used as » Haunts of robbers
Has this house that is called by my name become a hideout for bandits in your eyes? Look, I'm watching," declares the LORD.
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He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a hideout for bandits!"
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Caves » Were used as » Resting places
Elijah arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the LORD: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
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He came to the sheepfolds beside the road. There was a cave there, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.
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Caves » Were used as » Burial places
Groaning deeply again, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying in front of it.
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After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave at the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
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Caves » Were used as » Dwelling-places
Later on, Lot and his two daughters abandoned Zoar and settled in the hills because Lot was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived there in a cave, along with his two daughters.
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Caves » Were used as » Hiding places of wild beasts
This lion renders its prey to pieces to feed its whelps, and strangles enough prey for its mate, filling its lairs with prey and its dens with rendered flesh.
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