224 occurrences

'Face' in the Bible

Then God said, "I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

Verse ConceptsNutritionBearing Bad FruitSeedFood DefinedGod Giving FreelyDinosaursHerbsAntibioticsGod's CreationPlanting SeedsSeedsTaking Care Of The EarthSowing SeedsveganismMarijuana

When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Verse ConceptsPeople MultiplyingPeople BeginningBuilding Relationships

So the Lord said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth -- everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeFlood, TheAnimals, religious role ofAirThe DelugeDestruction Of All CreaturesGod KillingBoth Men And Animals KilledGod Killing All PeopleMan's Relationship With His CreatorRegretting

and also seven of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the earth.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsAnimal OffspringKept Alive By MenMale And Female Animals

For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made."

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheRainWeeksElements, Control OfDivine Power Over NatureSeven DaysMore Than One MonthGod KillingGod Killing All People

That is why its name was called Babel -- because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfScattering The PeoplesLanguages SeparatedLanguage

Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"

Verse ConceptsOld Age, DisabilitiesHumourOld Age, Attainment OfUnbelief, And Life Of FaithChildlessnessSkepticismAge Differences In RelationshipsThe Age At FatherhoodReasons For BarrennessThe Promise Of A BabyAgeHaving A BabySmilingbabysarah

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.

Verse ConceptsCourteousnessBowingUnidentified AngelsNewsAngels, Ministry To UnbelieversSalutationsSitting In The GatewayBowing Heads Before GodTwo AngelsAngels Going At God's BiddingSpoken Greetings

Jacob removed these lambs, but he made the rest of the flock face the streaked and completely dark-colored animals in Laban's flock. So he made separate flocks for himself and did not mix them with Laban's flocks.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As OccupationsSeparating AnimalsBlack AnimalsNot Mixing

When Jacob saw the look on Laban's face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

Verse ConceptsWorseChange

"No, please take them," Jacob said. "If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesSmiling

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

Verse Conceptswhores

But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

Verse ConceptsNot With People

But if you will not send him, we won't go down there because the man said to us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"

Verse ConceptsNot With People

Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said, "Set out the food."

Verse ConceptsClean Faces

But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Verse ConceptsNot With People

But we replied, 'We cannot go down there. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, for we won't be permitted to see the man's face if our youngest brother is not with us.'

Verse ConceptsNot With People

Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."

Verse ConceptsReadinessParental LoveResigned To DeathLiving OnSeeing People

So Joseph moved them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsKnees

Then Joseph hugged his father's face. He wept over him and kissed him.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingPainSorrowMourning The Death Of Others

He added, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

Verse ConceptsGesturesAbraham, Family And DescendantsGod Of The FathersJacob, The PatriarchReverence, And ObedienceFear, Caused ByNot Seeing GodHiding From GodI Am GodThose Frightened Of Godfatherhood

Pharaoh said to him, "Go from me! Watch out for yourself! Do not appear before me again, for when you see my face you will die!"

Verse ConceptsNot Seeing PeopleKilling Will Happen

Moses said, "As you wish! I will not see your face again."

Verse ConceptsPeople PartingNot Seeing People

The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Verse ConceptsWingsCovering The ArkFacingAngel's WingsCherubim

Why should the Egyptians say, 'For evil he led them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger, and relent of this evil against your people.

Verse ConceptsGod Changing His MindGod Might Kill His PeopleGod Turned Back From Harming ThemLet Not God Be AngryGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, the way a person speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his servant, Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the tent.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodMoses, Significance OfPrayer, As A Response To GodTent Of MeetingTentsCommunion With God, Examples OfDivine FriendshipStaying PutBeing Face To Face With GodGod SpeakingFriendship And Trust

For how will it be known then that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us, so that we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?"

Verse ConceptsAssurance in the life of faithSure KnowledgeGod DifferentiatingGod Goes With YouBeing Different

Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen."

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfCommunion With God, Examples OfTurning One's BackNot Seeing God

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand -- when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

Verse ConceptsMetamorphosisecstasyMoses, Significance OfAurasMan Going DownLight Of God's PeopleTwo Stone TabletsIgnorant Of Facts

When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him.

Verse ConceptsShining FacesFear, Caused ByFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceLight Of God's PeopleFear Of Individuals

When Moses finished speaking with them, he would put a veil on his face.

Verse ConceptsLast Words

When the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone, Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with the Lord.

Verse ConceptsLight Of God's PeopleConversation

Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement plate, and in front of the atonement plate he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger.

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

"'Any man from the house of Israel or from the foreigners who reside in their midst who eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats the blood, and I will cut him off from the midst of his people,

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodGod OpposingForeigners Included In The LawForbidden FoodThose To Be Cut Off From IsraelStrangers in israel

I myself will set my face against that man and cut him off from the midst of his people, because he has given some of his children to Molech and thereby defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodOpposition, To Sin And EvilSanctuaryProfaning God's NameGod OpposingPolluting Holy PlacesThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

I myself will set my face against that man and his clan. I will cut off from the midst of their people both him and all who follow after him in spiritual prostitution, to commit prostitution by worshiping Molech.

Verse ConceptsProstitutionGod OpposingThose To Be Cut Off From IsraelDeath Penalty For Heresy

"'The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.

Verse ConceptsAstrologyFamiliar SpiritsMediumsSeeking GodSorcery And MagicSpiritismSpiritsOccultismWitchcraftDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyGod OpposingAvoid SpiritismThose To Be Cut Off From IsraelDeath Penalty For Heresypsychics

I will set my face against you. You will be struck down before your enemies, those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when there is no one pursuing you.

Verse ConceptsFace Of GoddefeatPursuingGuilty FearGod OpposingUnsuitable Rule

And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Lord said to Moses, "If her father had only spit in her face, would she not have been disgraced for seven days? Shut her out from the camp seven days, and afterward she can be brought back in again."

Verse ConceptsSpittingSalivaShaming People

then they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among this people, that you, Lord, are seen face to face, that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them by day in a pillar of cloud and in a pillar of fire by night.

Verse ConceptsTheophanyProtection Day And NightBeing Face To Face With GodObelisksGod Going BeforeGod Appearing In FireHearing About GodGiving InformationGod Is Among You

When Moses heard it he fell down with his face to the ground.

And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River in the land of Amaw, to summon him, saying, "Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are settling next to me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

"Look, a nation has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Come now and put a curse on them for me; perhaps I will be able to defeat them and drive them out."

Verse ConceptsCursing Israel

Then the Lord opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand; so he bowed his head and threw himself down with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyBowingProstrationReceiving SightSeeing AngelsGod's Sword

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsGod Blesses

then his sister-in-law must approach him in view of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She will then respond, "Thus may it be done to any man who does not maintain his brother's family line!"

Verse ConceptsFacesSpittingSaliva

At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, 'Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?'

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentAfflictions Of The WickedAnger Of God, ConsequencesReprobatesGod Will Be Angry

He answered, "Truly I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I have arrived!" Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked, "What does my master want to say to his servant?"

Verse ConceptsGesturesAttitudes, in prayerProstrationGod As A WarriorDivinityServant LeadershipResolving Conflictarmyreverence

Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesArk Of The Covenant, FunctionEveningClothing, Tearing OfHeadsProstrationSprinklingHumility, Examples OfDust On The HeadThose Who Tore Clothes

The Lord responded to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying there face down?

Verse ConceptsIndecisionGet Up!

When Gideon realized that it was the Lord's messenger, he said, "Oh no! Master, Lord! I have seen the Lord's messenger face to face!"

Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodBeing Face To Face With GodThose Who Saw Godgideon

She said, "May I, your servant, find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.

Verse ConceptsPeople Eating

David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsForeheadsThrowing StonesSlinging Stones

Don't ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth

When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfSympathyWeepingFriendship, Examples OfKissesTearsActing Three Timesgoodbyes

Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul, "My lord, O king!" When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingProstration

She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, "Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord."

Verse ConceptsFoot washingFeetGuestsReadinessFeet WashingClean Feet

He said to her, "What about his appearance?" She said, "An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!" Then Saul realized it was Samuel, and he bowed his face toward the ground and kneeled down.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyProstrationRecognising People

So Abner spoke again to Asahel, "Turn aside from following me! I do not want to strike you to the ground. How then could I show my face in the presence of Joab your brother?"

So David said, "Good! I will make an agreement with you. I ask only one thing from you. You will not see my face unless you bring Saul's daughter Michal when you come to visit me."

When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. David said, "Mephibosheth?" He replied, "Yes, at your service."

Verse ConceptsTributesBowing Before DavidBehold Me!saul

So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said, "Please help me, O king!"

Verse ConceptsBeggarsProstrationBowing Before David

Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying, 'Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.' They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband."

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant!"

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

But the king said, "Let him go over to his own house. He may not see my face." So Absalom went over to his own house; he did not see the king's face.

Verse ConceptsNo Dealings

Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king's face.

Verse ConceptsReconciliation, Between BelieversTwo YearsNo Dealings

Absalom said to Joab, "Look, I sent a message to you saying, 'Come here so that I can send you to the king with this message: "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there."' Let me now see the face of the king. If I am at fault, let him put me to death!"

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingOthers SummoningApproval To Kill Oneself

So Joab went to the king and informed him. The king summoned Absalom, and he came to the king. Absalom bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and the king kissed him.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingReinstatementKissesBowing Before DavidKings Summoning

Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, "Greetings!" He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said, "May the Lord your God be praised because he has defeated the men who opposed my lord the king!"

Verse ConceptsBowingSalutationsGod Handing OverBowing Before David

The king covered his face and cried out loudly, "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

Verse ConceptsGesturesFacesSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsDuplicating Words

When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, "May my master, King David, live forever!"

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

This sin caused Jeroboam's dynasty to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

So Ahab went on up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel. He bent down toward the ground and put his face between his knees.

Verse ConceptsClimbingKneesBowing Heads Before God

When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his robe and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. All of a sudden a voice asked him, "Why are you here, Elijah?"

Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksOuter GarmentsWhat Do You Do?

When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsSmallnessTwo GroupsFew People

Elisha told Gehazi, "Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don't stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child's face."

Verse ConceptsBeltsGreetingsHastePreparing For ActionDo Not Greet

Now Gehazi went on ahead of them. He placed the staff on the child's face, but there was no sound or response. When he came back to Elisha he told him, "The child did not wake up."

Verse ConceptsResponseawakening

The next day Hazael took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad's face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

Verse ConceptsMoist ThingsChokingKilling KingsCreatures Choked

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel. He said, "Come, let's meet face to face."

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutList Of Kings Of Israel

But Amaziah would not heed the warning, so King Jehoash of Israel attacked. He and King Amaziah of Judah met face to face in Beth Shemesh of Judah.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationList Of Kings Of IsraelPeople Attacking Their Own

He turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

Verse ConceptsRecoveryPraying

When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before David

Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face toward the ground, and all the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord and worshiped him.

Verse ConceptsBowingAttitudes, in prayerPrayer, Practicalities Of

After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers, he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, "Come, face me on the battlefield."

Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנף 
'anaph (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

אף 
'aph 
Usage: 276

עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

פּנים 
Paniym 
before , face , presence , because , sight , countenance , from , person , upon , of , ...me , against , ...him , open , for , toward ,
Usage: 2119

ὄψις 
Opsis 
Usage: 2

πρόσωπον 
Prosopon 
face , person , presence , countenance , not tr ,
Usage: 70

στόμα 
Stoma 
Usage: 63

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