80 occurrences in 11 translations

'Eastward' in the Bible

When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastLiving In The Land

So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.

Verse ConceptseastYielding To TemptationPeople PartingFacing EastChoosing Things

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Verse ConceptsNorthSouthWestCompassesPeople PartingNorth, South, East And WestLooking And SeeingFuture PlansDirection

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Verse ConceptsGroups Sent Away

and thy seed hath been as the dust of the land, and thou hast broken forth westward, and eastward, and northward, and southward, and all families of the ground have been blessed in thee and in thy seed.

Verse ConceptsConsistencyeastNorthOffspringSpreadingSouthNorth, South, East And WestNumerous As DustBlessing Through God's PeopleBlessings For Jew And Gentile

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

Verse ConceptsThe Sun

And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

and he hath turned aside its crop with its feathers, and hath cast it near the altar, eastward, unto the place of ashes;

Verse ConceptsFeathersAshes Of SacrificesAnimals Eating

And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

Verse ConceptsFingersSprinkling BloodSeven TimesCovering The ArkApplied With The FingerPropitiatory [Mercy Seat]

And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, are of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

Verse ConceptseastFlagsPeople Of Judah

But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtExclusionDeath Due To God's PresenceCamping During The ExodusDanger When God Is Near

And ye have blown -- a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

Verse ConceptsSetting Out

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Verse ConceptsWilderness Of ZinSouthern Borderborders

'And ye have marked out for yourselves for the border eastward, from Hazar-Enan to Shepham;

Verse Conceptsborders

And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

Verse ConceptsSea

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

Verse ConceptsDead Sea

Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

Verse ConceptseastWestNorth, South, East And WestGoing Up Mountains

And [so] they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites who [were] beyond the Jordan, {eastward},

Verse ConceptsThe SunBeyond JordanTwo Other Men

And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

Verse ConceptsDead SeaBeyond Jordan

And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

Verse ConceptsConquestNo SurvivorsExterminationThose God Gave Into Their Hands

The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:

Verse ConceptsThe SunArnonBeyond JordanGentile Rulers

the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Verse ConceptsSalt

With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

The territorial allotment for the descendants of Joseph proceeded from the Jordan River by Jericho eastward of the Jericho waters into the wilderness, proceeding from Jericho through the hill country of Bethel

Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.

Verse ConceptsBorders Around Tribal Areas

And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

for there is no portion to the Levites in your midst, for the priesthood of Jehovah is their inheritance, and Gad, and Reuben, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses servant of Jehovah gave to them.'

Verse ConceptsHeirsPriesthood, In OtBeyond JordanNo Earthly InheritancePriestly InheritanceReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

Verse ConceptseastThe Sun

and thence it hath passed over eastward, to the east, to Gittah-Hepher, to Ittah-Kazin, and gone out to Rimmon-Methoar to Neah;

It turned eastward to Beth-dagon, passed Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, north toward Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul,

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberFigures Of Speechenemies, of Israel and JudahChariotsAssemblyMany CombatantsSandSoldiersArmies, Against IsraelCavalrySix ThousandThirty Thousand And UpSand And Gravel

"The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

Verse ConceptsWestThree AnimalsFacing NorthNorth, South, East And WestTwelve Animals

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

Verse ConceptsFive Things

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionHiding From PeopleBeyond JordanBrooks

From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

Verse ConceptsArnonBeyond JordanReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of Openingdeliverancesyria

And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsOwning Livestock

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

Verse ConceptsNamed Gates

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Nature

Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

Verse ConceptsFour PeopleSix PeopleStores Of Food

"The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

Verse ConceptsFacing NorthTwelve Animals

And the sea he hath placed on the right shoulder eastward, over-against the south.

Verse ConceptsRight Sides

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them into the open place eastward;

(Now the Temple Servants were living on the Ophel as far as the Water Gate that faces eastward with its prominent tower.)

Verse ConceptsGatesNamed GatesTemple Assistants

And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysNamed GatesSteps

And all the valley of the carcases and of the ashes, And all the fields unto the brook Kidron, Unto the corner of the horse-gate eastward, Are holy to Jehovah, it is not plucked up, Nor is it thrown down any more to the age!

Verse ConceptsNamed GatesHoly LandJerusalem In Millennial Kingdom

And He bringeth me in unto the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and lo, at the opening of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men, their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward, and they are bowing themselves eastward to the sun.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionBowingThe SunPollutionsAnimismTurning One's BackFacing EastBowing To False GodsTwenty SomeWorship Of The SunCourts Of The TempleSunWorshiping GodSunshinefootballapostasyislam

Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

Verse ConceptsCompassesGateways Of The TempleFacing EastGod Lifting PeopleTwenty Some

And he cometh in unto the gate whose front is eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad,

Verse ConceptsdepthStairwaysDimensions Of DoorwaysFacing EastStepsRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

Verse ConceptsPillars For Ezekiel's TempleEast GatesSame SizesThree Parts Of ConstructionsRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.

and its windows, and its arches, and its palm-trees are according to the measure of the gate whose face is eastward, and by seven steps they go up on it, and its arches are before them.

Verse ConceptsSeven ThingsWindows For The TempleEast GatesStepsSame Sizes

And he bringeth me in unto the inner court eastward, and he measureth the gate according to these measures;

Verse ConceptsSame SizesCourts Of The Temple

and the breadth of the front of the house, and of the separate place eastward, a hundred cubits.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Buildings

In the breadth of the wall of the court eastward, unto the front of the separate place, and unto the front of the building, are chambers.

And according to the openings of the chambers that are southward is an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.

Verse ConceptsEast Gates

And he hath finished the measurements of the inner house, and hath brought me forth the way of the gate whose front is eastward, and he hath measured it all round about.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastEnd Of ActionsMeasuring The Temple

And he causeth me to go to the gate, the gate that is looking eastward.

Verse ConceptsGateways Of The TempleFacing East

And the honour of Jehovah hath come in unto the house, the way of the gate whose face is eastward.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesFacing East

And the border is fourteen long by fourteen broad, at its four squares, and the border round about it is half a cubit, and the centre to it is a cubit round about, and its steps are looking eastward.'

Verse ConceptsStairwaysSquaresDimensions Of Temple FurnitureFacing EastStepsBase Of Things

And he causeth me to turn back the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary that is looking eastward, and it is shut.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastGod Has GuidedOutside The House

And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

Verse ConceptsWest Sides

'Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court that is looking eastward is shut the six days of work, and on the day of rest it is opened, and in the day of the new moon it is opened;

Verse ConceptsNew Moon FestivalSix DaysThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleShutting GatesFacing EastOn The Sabbath

And when the prince maketh a free-will burnt-offering, or free-will peace-offerings, to Jehovah, then he hath opened for himself the gate that is looking eastward, and he hath made his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings as he doth in the day of rest, and he hath gone out, and he hath shut the gate after his going out.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesShutting GatesFacing EastOn The SabbathFree Will

Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

Verse ConceptsProphetic VisionsFacing Eastpotential

Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesNorth GatesFacing East

And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles.

Verse ConceptsHeelsFacing EastDepthingMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

And of these is the holy heave-offering for the priests, northward five and twenty thousand, and westward in breadth ten thousand, and eastward in breadth ten thousand, and southward in length five and twenty thousand: and the sanctuary of Jehovah hath been in its midst.

Verse ConceptsNorth, South, East And WestMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandPlans For A New Temple

And the suburb to the city hath been northward, fifty and two hundred, and southward, fifty and two hundred, and eastward, fifty and two hundred, and westward, fifty and two hundred.

Verse ConceptsNorth, South, East And WestMeasuring Jerusalem And The Landspace

And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

Verse ConceptsEast And WestGathering FoodMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

“The remainder, on both sides of the holy allotment and of the property possessed by the city, shall belong to the prince. In front of the 25,000 cubits of the allotment toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 toward the west border, alongside the [tribal] portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy allotment with the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the midst of it.

Verse ConceptsEastern BordersWestern BordersPlans For A New Temple

I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell." Indeed, the Lord has accomplished great things.

Verse ConceptsBarrennessBarren, LandSmellsMediterranean SeaDead SeaReturn From The NorthDry PlacesFront And Back

And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That is before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.

Verse ConceptsFeetWestThe Ground Being SplitEast And WestNorth And SouthHalf Of Things

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