12 occurrences

'Heaps' in the Bible

The Egyptians piled them in countless heaps, and the land stank.

Verse ConceptsGathering Creatures

He lit the torches and set the jackals loose in the Philistines' standing grain. He burned up the grain heaps and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.

Verse ConceptsFireArsonbranding

Samson then said, "With the jawbone of a donkey I have left them in heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck down a thousand men!"

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, In ancient times I planned it; and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfDestruction Of CitiesGod Planning Of OldUnhearingGod's Plans

The Israelites and people of Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps.

Verse ConceptsRemnantConsecration

In the third month they began piling their contributions in heaps and finished in the seventh month.

Verse ConceptsMonth 3Month 7Starting To BuildEnd Of Actions

When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel.

Verse Conceptsimprovement

When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps,

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath, bringing in heaps of grain and loading them onto donkeys, along with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, and bringing them to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them on the day that they sold these provisions.

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofFig treeAgriculture, TermsGrapesReformationRest, PhysicalWinepressFigsTreading GrapesSabbath Violated

he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Houses

Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, in ancient times I planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, God's Promises OfHistoryDestruction Of CitiesHearing About GodGod Planning Of OldGod's Plans

The towns of Babylonia have become heaps of ruins. She has become a dry and barren desert. No one lives in those towns any more. No one even passes through them.

Verse ConceptsEmpty CitiesDry PlacesMade A Horror

Bible Theasaurus

Batch (10 instances)
Heaps (31 instances)
Lashings (1 instance)
Loads (22 instances)
Mound (28 instances)
Mountain (324 instances)
Piles (19 instances)

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