33 occurrences

'Cave' in the Bible

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.

Verse ConceptsCavesFear, Of NaturalEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesSetting OutTwo WomenCaves As Places Of Refuge

Give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him, at the end of his field. He should sell it to me in your presence at full price for a burial site."

Verse ConceptsCavesCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of MachpelahIn Men's PresenceBurying placescouples

"No, sir. Listen to me! I'll give you the field, and I'll give you the cave that's in it. I give it to you publicly, in the sight of my people. Bury your dead."

Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingIn Men's PresencePeople Giving Other Things

That's how Ephron's field in Machpelah, east of Mamre the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were within the boundaries of the field came to be deeded

Verse ConceptsCaves For Burying

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.

Verse ConceptsTombsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of MachpelahBurying placessarah

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that used to belong to Zohar the Hittite's son Ephron.

Verse ConceptsCavesCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves

In his last words, Jacob issued this set of instructions to them all: "I'm about to join our ancestors. Bury me alongside my ancestors in the cave in the field that used to belong to Ephron the Hittite.

Verse ConceptsAffection, Kinds OfLove, And The WorldNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of MachpelahMen's OrdersGathered To One's Peoplegrandfathers

It's the cave in the field near Mamre at Machpelah in the land of Canaan that Abraham bought to serve as a cemetery.

Verse ConceptsThe Cave Of Machpelah

Both the field and the cave that's in it were purchased from the Hittites."

Verse ConceptsPurchasing

they carried him to the territory of Canaan and buried him in the cave in Machpelah field near Mamre that Abraham had purchased as a cemetery from Ephron the Hittite.

Verse ConceptsempiresCavesTombsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of MachpelahCaves Used As Graves

Meanwhile, the five kings had fled and hidden themselves inside a cave at Makkedah.

Verse ConceptsCavesFive PeoplePeople In CavesPeoples Who Fledhiding

Joshua was informed, "The five kings have been discovered hiding in the cave at Makkedah."

Verse ConceptsFive People

So Joshua gave an order, "Roll large stones up against the mouth of the cave and assign men to stand guard there,

Verse ConceptsRolling

Then Joshua gave this order: "Unseal the mouth of the cave and bring out these five kings to me from the cave."

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleThe Act Of OpeningOpening PitsBringing People Out Of Other Places

So they did. They brought out these five kings to him from within the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

Verse ConceptsFive People

When evening had come, Joshua gave a command to remove the bodies from the gallows and bury them in the cave where they had hidden. The army sealed the mouth of the cave with large stones that remain there to this very day.

Verse ConceptsSunsetsCaves For BuryingCorpses Of Other PeoplePlaces To This Day

David left from there and escaped to the Cave of Adullam. His brothers and all his father's family heard about this and went down to him there.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingCavesPeople In Caves

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.

Verse ConceptsPeople In CavesDefecationpoop

David restrained his men with his words and did not allow them to rebel against Saul. Saul got up from the cave and started off.

Verse ConceptsAttacking

Then David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul: "Your majesty!" Saul looked behind him, and David bowed down with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.

Verse ConceptsBowingProstration

Look, this very day you saw with your own eyes that the LORD gave you into my control in the cave, and one of my men told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and responded, "I won't lift my hand against his majesty because he's the LORD's anointed.'

Verse ConceptsThe Lord's AnointedGiven Into One's Hands

Look! He's probably already hiding in a cave or someplace like that. If the first attack fails, people will hear about it and think, "Absalom's army is losing!'

Verse ConceptsCavesPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleKilling Will HappenCaves As Places Of Refuge

One day while the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants, three of the 30 leaders joined David at the cave of Adullam.

Verse ConceptsCavesHarvestPeople In CavesThirtyCaves As Places Of Refuge

Hasn't anyone told you, my master, what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD's prophets? I hid 100 of the LORD's prophets by fifties in a cave and provided food and water for them.

Verse ConceptsSchool Of ProphetsFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedjezebel

Elijah arrived at a cave and stayed there. All of a sudden this message came from the LORD: "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

Verse ConceptsCavesPeople In CavesWhat Do You Do?Caves As Places Of Refuge

As soon as Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle, went outside, and stood at the entrance to the cave. And there a voice spoke to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksOuter GarmentsWhat Do You Do?

Later, the Three Warriors went down to David's hideout at the cave of Adullam when the Philistine army was camping in the valley of giants.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsCavesValleysThirtyPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living! To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when he fled from Saul into a cave.

Verse ConceptsFeeteternal life, nature ofTravelling With GodStumblingWalkingNot StumblingKept Alive By GodNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Saves From Trouble

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I come through. A Davidic Song, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

Verse ConceptsNetsSuffering, Of The InnocentSin, Consequences OfFruits Of SinLet Evil Rebound

Abandon the cities, and live on the cliffs, you inhabitants of Moab. Be like a dove that builds a nest by the mouth of a cave.

Verse ConceptsNestsdovesCavesRocksCaves As Places Of Refuge

Groaning deeply again, Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying in front of it.

Verse ConceptsCavesBurials, Places OfTombsCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חר חור 
Chowr 
Usage: 7

מחלּה 
M@chillah 
Usage: 1

מערה 
M@`arah 
cave , den , holes
Usage: 39

κρανίον 
Kranion 
Usage: 4

ὀπή 
Ope 
Usage: 2

σπήλαιον 
Spelaion 
den , cave
Usage: 3

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