41 occurrences

'Grew' in the Bible

So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground.

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Verse ConceptsFeastingBanquets, Events CelebratedWeaningGrowing Upsarah

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

Verse ConceptsHuntingQuietnessSkillTentsArchers, MenGrowing UpMen Of PeaceOutside The Houseparenting

When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "Because I drew him from the water."

Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofMoses, Life OfSonsGrowing UpAdoptionBringing People Out Of Other PlacesPeople With Apt Names

They covered the surface of all the ground, so that the ground became dark with them, and they ate all the vegetation of the ground and all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green remained on the trees or on anything that grew in the fields throughout the whole land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsBlackCovering The EarthDarkness During DaytimeGreenRemaining FoodAnimals EatingHarming Trees

When the sound of the horn grew louder and louder, Moses was speaking and God was answering him with a voice.

Verse ConceptsSymbolsTrumpets For SignallingGod Answered

That entire generation passed away; a new generation grew up that had not personally experienced the Lord's presence or seen what he had done for Israel.

Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultGenerationsGod, Revelation OfSpiritual IgnoranceGathered To One's PeopleDeath Of A FatherRosesKnowing God

They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

Verse ConceptsGod, Suffering OfAbandoning ThingsPutting Away Other GodsCompetition

Gilead's wife also gave him sons. When his wife's sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, "You are not going to inherit any of our father's wealth, because you are another woman's son."

Verse ConceptsHalf brothers

Manoah's wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.

Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultChildren, Good Examples OfGrowing UpBlessed By GodBabies Being A Blessingempowerment

So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord's sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtGrowing UpThree ChildrenConceptionGod Visiting

David's power grew steadily, for the Lord God who commands armies was with him.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

Verse ConceptsCups, Literal UseNoting What Animals EatPossessing SheepPets

When he would shave his head -- at the end of every year he used to shave his head, for it grew too long and he would shave it -- he used to weigh the hair of his head at three pounds according to the king's weight.

Verse ConceptsHairsShavingCutting HairLong HairWeights Of Other ThingsTime Of YearHairweight

he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFatigueSwordsThings Stuck TogetherPeople Stripping PeopleTired In Activity

Tahpenes' sister gave birth to his son, named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh's palace; Genubath grew up in Pharaoh's palace among Pharaoh's sons.

Verse ConceptsWeaningAdoption

The boy grew and one day he went out to see his father who was with the harvest workers.

Verse ConceptsReapers

He got up on the bed and spread his body out over the boy; he put his mouth on the boy's mouth, his eyes over the boy's eyes, and the palms of his hands against the boy's palms. He bent down over him, and the boy's skin grew warm.

Verse ConceptsPersonal ContactLaying On Hands To HealWarmingEyes Cared ForOther References To Mouths

The half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan as far as Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They grew in number.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One Half

David's power steadily grew, for the Lord who commands armies was with him.

Verse ConceptsPower, Human

Abijah's power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Verse ConceptsPolygamyFourteenTwenty Some

The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.

Verse ConceptsTaxationTributes

Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanThirty

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

"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofdisrespectChallengesIngratitudeMartyrdom, Examples OfMartyrdom, Reasons ForUnfaithfulness, To GodCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Nature OfRebellion Against God, Shown InKilling ProphetsBreaking God's Law

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

Verse ConceptsMutenessIndividuals Being Silent

but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

Verse ConceptsThings Passing Away

The sailors rejoiced because the waves grew quiet, and he led them to the harbor they desired.

Verse ConceptsHarborsMotionlessnessRejoicing In ReliefUndisturbed

when he established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep grew strong,

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseCreation Of The SkyCreation Of The Seasempowerment

(He) Those who once feasted on delicacies are now starving to death in the streets. Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes are now dying amid garbage.

Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesColors, ScarletThe HomelessSavourinessPurple ClothesTragedy On The StreetsAshes Of Humiliation

I made you plentiful like sprouts in a field; you grew tall and came of age so that you could wear jewelry. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, but you were still naked and bare.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Figurative UseGrowing UpTall PeopleBleedingAppearance Of HairNaked In OriginHairMaturitybreastswomanhood

Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large and its branches grew long, because of the plentiful water in its shoots.

Verse ConceptsSpreadingThings On High

The tree grew large and strong. Its top reached far into the sky; it could be seen from the borders of all the land.

Verse ConceptsVisibilityPlants Growing UpThings On HighThe End Of The WorldThe Earth

The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in all the land,

Verse ConceptsInterpretation Of DreamsMetaphorical TreesVisibilityPlants Growing UpThings On High

From one of them came a small horn. But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.

Verse ConceptsSouthGrowing UpHorns In Allegory

It grew so big it reached the army of heaven, and it brought about the fall of some of the army and some of the stars to the ground, where it trampled them.

Verse ConceptsHost Of HeavenAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things Down

The Lord said, "You were upset about this little plant, something for which you have not worked nor did you do anything to make it grow. It grew up overnight and died the next day.

Verse ConceptsForbearance Of GodNot ToilingPeople Showing Mercy

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