12 Bible Verses about Facing South

The man said to me: This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple. The room that faces north is for the priests who serve at the altar. These priests are Zadok's descendants. They are the only Levites who are able to come near Jehovah and serve him.

Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev.

Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads its wings toward the south?

The wind blows toward the south, and it turns around to the north. It whirls around continually and the wind returns on its circuits.

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and by his power he directed the south wind.

You whose garments are hot, when the land is still because of the south wind?

A gentle wind from the south began to blow. The men thought they could accomplish their plan. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete.

We sailed from Syracuse and arrived at the city of Rhegium. The next day a south wind began to blow, and two days later we arrived at the city of Puteoli.

Outside the gateways to the inner courtyard were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyards. One room was at the side of the north gateway. It faced south. The other room was at the side of the south gateway. It faced north.

The man said to me: This room that faces south is for the priests who serve in the temple.

The inner courtyard had a gateway facing south. The man measured the distance from the gateway on the south side to its opposite gateway. It was one hundred and seventy-five feet.

God's angel said to Philip: Arise, and go toward the south the way that goes from Jerusalem unto Gaza through the desert.