24 occurrences

'Dug' in the Bible

He replied, "You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well."

Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfExcavationThings As Witnesses

So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father's servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.

Verse ConceptsExcavationStopping WellsTimes Of People

Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham died. Isaac gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

Verse ConceptsStopping WellsPeople Naming ThingsTimes Of People

When Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing water there,

Verse ConceptsExcavation

His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

Verse ConceptsExcavationPeople OpposedPeople Naming Things

Then he moved away from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over it, so Isaac named it Rehoboth, saying, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will prosper in the land."

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialExcavationPotential Of FruitSpacious PlacePeople Naming ThingsFreedomMoving To A New Placespacefruitfulnessland

Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.

Verse ConceptsAltarsCalling upon GodNomadsTentsAltars, Built ByBuilding AltarsExcavation

That day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug. "We've found water," they reported.

Verse ConceptsFinding ThingsTelling What People Did

My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan." Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.'"

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of Machpelah

All the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water of the Nile.

Verse ConceptsExcavationDrinking WaterUnable To Do Other Things

The well which the princes dug, which the leaders of the people opened with their scepters and their staffs." And from the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

Verse ConceptsPrincesSceptreExcavation

I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'

Verse ConceptsdrynessPeople Drying Things UpFeet In ActionFailing Rivers

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCisternsVineyardWatchmanAgricultureFarming

They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of all sorts of good things -- wells previously dug, vineyards, olive trees, and fruit trees in abundance. They ate until they were full and grew fat. They enjoyed to the full your great goodness.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

Verse ConceptsNetsSnares Laid for PeopleDigging PitsMan Trapping

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

Verse ConceptsBowingNetsPitsDigging PitsMan TrappingPsalm InterjectionsPit Used As Traps

I dug wells and drank water. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'

Verse ConceptsdrynessWaterPeople Drying Things Upbridges

"Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!

Verse ConceptsPursuing GoodRighteousness, Of BelieversExcavationclosure

"Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water."

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentForsaking GodBeing ForsakenFalse ConfidenceCisternsdrought, spiritualFountainsTwoDoubtSpring Of WaterThirstTrust, Lack OfWellsFountains Of LifeBreaking ContainersMetaphorical SpringsTwo Intangible ThingsWells, Figurative Use

The Lord says, "When that time comes, the bones of the kings of Judah and its leaders, the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in Jerusalem will be dug up from their graves.

Verse ConceptsBones

So I went to Perath and dug up the shorts from the place where I had buried them. I found that they were ruined; they were good for nothing.

Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

Verse ConceptsTrapSnares Laid for PeopleMan Trapping

He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and discovered a doorway.

Verse ConceptsExcavationThe Act Of OpeningOpening Walls

So I did just as I was commanded. I carried out my belongings packed for exile during the day, and at evening I dug myself a hole through the wall with my hands. I went out in the darkness, carrying my baggage on my shoulder while they watched.

Verse ConceptsUsing The DayThe Act Of OpeningOpening WallsDarkness Of NightBaggageExile In ProspectSeeing SituationsCarrying Other Loads

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