14 occurrences

'Earthquake' in the Bible

So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

Verse ConceptsPassing ByWindHoly Spirit, Types OfStormsNo Winds

After the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.

Verse ConceptsGentlenessFireSpeech, DivineAdvice, Receiving God's AdviceStillnessGod Appearing In FireGod's VoiceHurricanes

From the Lord of hosts you will be punished with thunder and earthquake and loud noise,With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesSuffering, Causes OfThunderGod Dispensing WindFire Of JudgementHurricanesThunder Expressing God's Judgment

In My zeal and in My blazing wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

The words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders from Tekoa, which he envisioned in visions concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesOccupationsProphets, Lives OfShepherds, As OccupationsProphetic VisionsTwo YearsThose Who Kept StockAgriculture

You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!

Verse ConceptsearthquakesAngels AccompanyingThe Fact Of His Coming

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Verse ConceptsearthquakesCenturionCrucifixion, Of ChristGuardsMan Keeping WatchWitnessing, Importance OfFear, Of UnknownArmies, RomanMessianic Titles, Son Of GodSaid To Be The ChristWitnessingJesus Deathcrucifixion

And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordearthquakesTombsRollingAngels Doing God's WorkOthers Going Down

and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsearthquakesChainsPrisonsSudden EventsIron ChainsFoundations Of BuildingsGod ShakingGod Freeing CaptivesBreaking Chainsjailevangelising

Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesLightningSymbolsThunderCensersFire From HeavenAltars, In HeavenAstronomical SignsThunder Showing God's Presence

And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Verse ConceptsGlorifying GodDanger, PhysicalearthquakesHourSuffering, Nature OfFear, Of NaturalSeven ThousandDestruction Of BabylonTerror Of GodA Tenth Of ThingsThe Rapture

And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesHailLightningSymbolsTheophanyThunderArk Of The Covenant, PurposeThe Ark In The TempleThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleThe Temple In HeavenArk Of The CovenantWorship In Heaven During TribulationThe First TempleThunder Showing God's Presence

And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesLightningThunderCalamityUnique EventsRumblingBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsThunder Expressing God's Judgment

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Earthquake (17 instances)
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σεισμός 
Seismos 
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