11 occurrences

'Country' in the Bible

And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfVisions And Dreams In ScriptureWarning IndividualsDifferent ThingsNot going home directlyepiphany

But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

Verse ConceptsTetrarchWarning IndividualsNamed Gentile RulersKings Of All Israel Or Judah

And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

Verse Conceptslakes

And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

Verse ConceptsPassing BySpiritsTwo Needy MenThose DemonisedDemonsDemonic Influence

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Delivered FromRejection Of ChristLeaving

And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?

Verse ConceptsPower, God's SavingSabbath, In NtTownAmazement, Of Jesus ChristTeaching WisdomChrist's WisdomChrist TeachingWhere From?

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour

And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,

Verse ConceptsRecognising Peoplerecognition

And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.

Verse ConceptsOutcasts

And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringCrowds AvoidedBoatsChrist Driving Out People

Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

Verse ConceptsJourneyOccupationsTowersVineyardWallsFortsExcavationTreading GrapesLeasinglent

Bible Theasaurus

Commonwealth (2 instances)
Country (613 instances)
Nation (326 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain