12 Bible Verses about Facing South

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Ezekiel 40:45-46

And he said to me, "This chamber {with its face toward the south} [is] for the priests [who are] taking care of the responsibility of the temple. And the chamber {with its face to the north} [is] for the priests [who are] taking care of the responsibility of the altar. They [are] the descendants of Zadok, the [ones who] approach [from among] the descendants of Levi to Yahweh to serve him."

Ezekiel 20:46

"Son of man, set your face [toward] the way of [the] south, and preach to [the] south, and prophesy against the forest of the territory of the Negev.

Job 39:26

"Does [the] hawk soar by your wisdom? Does it spread its wings to [the] south?

Ecclesiastes 1:6

The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.

Psalm 78:26

He caused [the] east wind to blow in the heavens and drove along [the] south wind by his strength.

Job 37:17

[You] whose garments [are] hot, when [the] earth is being still because of [the] south wind,

Acts 27:13

And [when] a southwest wind began to blow gently, [because they] thought [they] could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor [and] sailed close along Crete.

Acts 28:13

From there we got underway [and] arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind came up [and] on the second day we came to Puteoli,

Ezekiel 40:44

And on the outside of the inner gate, [there were] chambers for singers in the inner courtyard, which [was] to the side of the north gate, and their faces {were to the south} [with respect to one], [and] on the side of the east gate [one] facing to the north.

Ezekiel 40:45

And he said to me, "This chamber {with its face toward the south} [is] for the priests [who are] taking care of the responsibility of the temple.

Ezekiel 40:27

And [there was] [to] the way of the south a gate for the inner courtyard, and he measured from gate to the gate [on] the way of the south, hundred cubits.

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