12 Bible Verses about Facing South

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Ezekiel 40:45-46

He [who was guiding me] said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple; but the chamber which faces toward the north is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who [alone] from the sons of Levi come near to the Lord to minister to Him.”

Ezekiel 20:46

“Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev (the South),

Job 39:26


“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?

Ecclesiastes 1:6


The wind blows toward the south,
Then circles toward the north;
The wind circles and swirls endlessly,
And on its circular course the wind returns.

Psalm 78:26


He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens
And by His [unlimited] power He guided the south wind.

Job 37:17


You whose garments are hot,
When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?

Acts 27:13

So when the south wind blew softly, thinking that they had obtained their goal, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

Acts 28:13

From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium [on Italy’s southern tip]; and a day later a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

Ezekiel 40:44

From the outside to the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner courtyard, one of which was beside the north gate, with its front toward the south, and one beside the south gate facing toward the north.

Ezekiel 40:45

He [who was guiding me] said to me, “This is the chamber which faces toward the south; it is for the priests who have the responsibility and take care of the temple;

Ezekiel 40:27

The inner courtyard had a gate toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

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