20 occurrences

'Gave' in the Bible

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.

She said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev (South country), give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands (power) of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer stand [in opposition] before their enemies.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtBuying and sellingInvasions

and they took their daughters for themselves as wives and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their [pagan] gods.

And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink because I am thirsty.” And she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink; then she covered him.

Verse ConceptsBottle, UsesMilkWaterBeverages, LiteralDairy

“Sisera asked for water and she gave him milk;She brought him curds in a magnificent bowl.

Verse ConceptsButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

Then the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In Otenemies, of Israel and JudahSeven YearsGod Will Cause DefeatGod's People Sinning

And I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land,

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toGod Gave The Land

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and undisciplined men, and they followed (supported) him.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

The Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they defeated them; so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Then Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight with them; and the Lord gave them into his hand.

Verse ConceptsFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their Hands

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersClansThirtySeven YearsTaking A Wife

Now Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Gift40 To 50 YearsGod Will Cause DefeatGod's People Sinning

So he scraped the honey out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it; but he did not tell them he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.

Verse ConceptsFood DecayingThose Who Did Not Tell

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of them and took their gear, and gave changes of clothes to those who had explained the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

Verse ConceptsThirtyPeople Giving ClothesAngry PeopleNumbers Of Foreigners KilledGifts Of Supernatural Strengthcrusades

Her father said, “I really thought you utterly hated her; so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not more beautiful than she? Please take her [as your wife] instead.”

Verse ConceptsHating IndividualsTransferring Wives

So when he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made of it an image [of silver-plated wood] and a cast image [of solid silver]; and they were in the house of Micah.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenMetalworkersSkill

So he brought him into his house and fed the donkeys; and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

Verse ConceptsFoot washingFeeding AnimalsClean Feet

So the Benjamites realized that they were defeated. Then men of Israel gave ground to the Benjamites, because they relied on the men in ambush whom they had placed against Gibeah.

Verse ConceptsUnreliabilityTrusting Other People

So [the survivors of] Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had kept alive from the women of Jabesh-gilead; but there were not enough [to provide wives] for them.

Verse ConceptsShortage Other Than Food

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