449 occurrences

'Heavens' in the Bible

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.

Verse ConceptsContinentsDry LandCreation Of The EarthGod SpeakingThe OceanGod's Creationcrusades

and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth. And it was so.

Verse ConceptsLight In The WorldExpanse [The Firmament]Sun Moon And Stars Before God

And God set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light on the earth,

Verse ConceptsThe ExpansePutting In OrderLight In The WorldExpanse [The Firmament]

and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of LifeColors, GreenCrawlingLiving SoulsGreenMany CreaturesFood DefinedGod Giving FreelyAnimals Having A SoulHerbsTaking Care Of The Earth

These are the histories of the heavens and the earth, when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens,

Verse ConceptsGod's Creationmakeup

And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.

Verse ConceptsAdam, Creation OfAirAnimal LifeBirds, Features OfStars Created By God

And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

Verse ConceptsCattleNot FindingMammalsNo HelpRelation Of Animals To ManAnimals Having A SoulBirdsPetslonliness

And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent 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

Also of the fowl of the heavens by sevens, male and female; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsAnimal OffspringKept Alive By MenMale And Female Animals

And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.

Verse ConceptsCovering The Earth

And every living being was destroyed that was on the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and fowl of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth. And Noah alone remained, and what was with him in the ark.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahRemnantDeath Of CreaturesGod KillingSole SurvivorsDeath Of Other GroupsGod Killing All People

And let the fear of you and the dread of you be upon every animal of the earth, and upon all fowl of the heavens: upon all that moveth on the ground; and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.

Verse ConceptsAnimalsAnimal LifeFearResponsibility, For God's WorldBirds, Features OfMan's DominionMan's FunctionFear And AnimalsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodRelation Of Animals To ManThe RainbowRainbow

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth.

Verse ConceptsBlessedUniverseGod On HighAll Things Belong To GodPeople Who Blessed OthersGod's Ownership Of Everything

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth,

Verse ConceptsPromises, HumanGod On HighAll Things Belong To God

And God heard the voice of the lad. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad there, where he is.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAngel of the LordHeaven And AngelsAngstGod HearingWhat Is The Matter?God Speaks From HeavenDo Not Fear For God Will Help

And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamDuplicating WordsBehold Me!God Speaks From HeavenJesus Role In Salvation

And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from the heavens a second time,

Verse ConceptsAbrahamSpeaking AgainGod Speaks From HeavenUnconditional Love

and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;

Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamLand, As A Divine GiftOaths, DivineServants, GoodAngels, Ministry To BelieversAngels Going At God's BiddingBringing People Out Of Other PlacesTaking A Wife

And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Take to yourselves handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses scatter it toward the heavens before the eyes of Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesSootSpectators

And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it toward the heavens; and it became boils with blisters breaking out on man and on cattle.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfSootFurnacesBoth Men And Animals AffectedAbscess

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward the heavens, that there may be hail throughout the land of Egypt, upon men, and upon cattle, and upon every herb of the field in the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutBoth Men And Animals Affected

And Moses stretched out his staff toward the heavens, and Jehovah gave thunder and hail; and the fire ran along the ground; and Jehovah rained hail on the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Causes OfThunderMiracles Of Moses And AaronHailFire From Heaven

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand toward the heavens, that there may be darkness in the land of Egypt so that one may feel darkness.

Verse ConceptsStretching Out

And Moses stretched out his hand toward the heavens; and there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt three days:

Verse ConceptsMonotonyMiracles Of Moses And AaronSupernatural DarknessStretching OutThree Days

And Jehovah said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesRemindersScrollsWritingBlotted OutJudgements WrittenBooks Of Prophecy

Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, or any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

Verse ConceptsGod, As Spiritethics, personalIdolsIdolatry Consists OfCarvingLike CreaturesAvoiding IdolatrySecond CommandmentSelf ImageTaking Care Of The Earthstatuesimage

And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: Ye have seen that I have spoken with you from the heavens.

Verse ConceptsGod SpeakingGod Speaks From Heaven

It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfSabbath, In OtThe Seventh Day Of The WeekSix DaysDay 7Refreshing GodSabbaths Instituted

Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy powerful hand; for what God is in the heavens or in the earth that can do like to thy works, and like to thy might?

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfMiracles, Nature OfStrength, DivinePower Of God, DescribedMiracles Showing God's PowerBeginning Of SalvationNo One Is Like GodNo Other Acts Like Godgreatness

and lest thou lift up thine eyes to the heavens, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, the whole host of heaven, and be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath assigned unto all peoples under the whole heaven.

Verse ConceptsAstrologyPlanetsMoonSkyStarsThe SunIdolatry Consists OfDo Not Have Other godsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonWorship Of The SunSunWorshiping TogetherSunshineThe Moonadoration

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man on the earth, and from one end of the heavens to the other end of the heavens, whether there hath been anything as this great thing is, or if anything hath been heard like it?

Verse ConceptsCreation Of All MankindMan's Relation To GodEnd Of Days

From the heavens he made thee hear his voice, that he might instruct thee; and on the earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words from the midst of the fire.

Verse Conceptsdiscipline, divinePunishment, By GodGod As Our TeacherGod Appearing In FireHearing God's VoiceGod Speaks From Heaven

Thou shalt know therefore this day, and consider it in thy heart, that Jehovah, he is God in the heavens above, and on the earth beneath: there is none else.

Verse ConceptsGod, Present EverywhereGod, Sovereignty OfGod, Uniqueness OfOrthodoxy, In OtNo Other Is GodThe Lord Is GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

Thou shalt not make thyself any graven image, any form of what is in the heavens above, or what is in the earth beneath, or what is in the waters under the earth:

Verse Conceptsethics, personalIdolatry Consists OfLike CreaturesAvoiding Idolatryimage

And he will give their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt put out their name from under the heavens; no man shall stand before thee, until thou hast destroyed them.

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To IsraelInvincibilityAble To StandForgetting PeopleNames Blotted OutGentile RulersThose God Gave Into Their Hands

and Jehovah's wrath kindle against you, and he shut up the heavens, that there be no rain, and that the ground yield not its produce, and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah is giving you.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalRainUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentElements, Control OfDispleasureDivine Power Over Nature

that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens which are above the earth.

Verse ConceptsHow To Live LongEternal PossessionGod Gave The LandThe Earthland

And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall have given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens; thou shalt not forget it.

Verse ConceptsBlottingBlotted OutTime Of Peace

Look down from thy holy habitation, from the heavens, and bless thy people Israel, and the land that thou hast given us as thou didst swear unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey!

Verse ConceptsHeaven, God's HabitationHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansGod Acts From HeavenMilk And HoneyMay God Bless!

Jehovah will open to thee his good treasure, the heavens, to give rain unto thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow.

Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtRainStoringWeather, God's Sovereignty OverYearsProvisionsSeeking Things AboveGod Sending RainGod's StorehousesBorrowingLending And BorrowingBlessing OthersMoney Blessingslent

And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron.

Verse ConceptsBronzeIron, Figurative Use OfIronThings Like BronzeThings Like Iron

Jehovah will give as the rain of thy land powder and dust; from the heavens shall it come down upon thee until thou be destroyed.

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative Usedust

Jehovah will not pardon him, but the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will then smoke against that man, and all the curse shall be upon him that is written in this book; and Jehovah will blot out his name from under the heavens;

Verse ConceptsOblivionGod, Zeal OfJealousyNames Blotted OutBook of the LawThe Curse Of The LawGod Not ForgivingAnger And Forgivenesssmoking

Though there were of you driven out unto the end of the heavens, from thence will Jehovah thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee;

Verse ConceptsGathering Israel

It is not in the heavens, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to the heavens, and bring it to us, that we should hear it and do it?

Verse ConceptsClimbingGoing To Heaven

Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!

For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!

Verse ConceptsGod, The EternalHand Of GodLifting HandsSwearing

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of Jehovah be his land! By the precious things of the heavens, By the dew, and by the deep that lieth beneath,

Verse Conceptsdew

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, And in his majesty, upon the clouds.

Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfSecurityTheocracyGod RidingNo One Is Like GodExcellenceclouds

And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Verse ConceptsdrinkingGrainWine

We heard of it, and our heart melted, and there remained no more spirit in any man because of you; for Jehovah your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfHeart, HumanHuman EmotionBraveryLosing CourageThe Lord [Yahweh] Is GodCourageCourage And Strength

"LORD, when thou didst go forth from Se'ir, when thou didst march from the region of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, yea, the clouds dropped water.

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseWaterGod Shaking The EarthGod Sending Rain

They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfEarth, Judgment OfThunderGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

Verse ConceptsBoastersAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesWild Animals DevouringBirds

This day will Jehovah deliver thee up into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the camp of the Philistines this day to the fowl of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth. And all the earth shall know that Israel has a God;

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Nature OfBirds, Types Of BirdsBeheadingAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesSkullsWild Animals DevouringMammalsTo Be Given Into One's Hands

Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water poured on them out of the heavens, and suffered neither the fowl of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveLove, And The WorldRainProtection Day And NightWild Beasts SubduedBirds EatingBirdsTragedy

Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesEarth's FoundationGod Has AngerThe Universe Affected

And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfGod Going Down

Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.

Verse ConceptsThunderThe Most HighGod's VoiceThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of the whole congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward the heavens.

Verse ConceptsAssemblyAttitudes, in prayerPrayer, Practicalities OfThe Altar Of The LordLifting Hands

And he said, Jehovah, God of Israel! there is no God like thee, in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart;

Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfGod's WaysLoyaltyMonotheismNo One Is Like GodGod Keeps Covenant

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, and the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritGod, Present EverywhereGod's OmnipresenceGod Is TranscendentGod, InfiniteHeaven, God's HabitationGod, Presence OfGod's DwellingGod Being Outside Of Creation

And hearken unto the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place, and hear thou in thy dwelling-place, in the heavens, and when thou hearest, forgive.

Verse ConceptsHeaven, Nature OfHousesSinnersHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!supplication

then hear thou in the heavens, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, giving him according to his righteousness.

Verse ConceptsHeadsInnocence, Teaching OnLet Evil ReboundAcquitting The Just

then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land that thou gavest unto their fathers.

Verse ConceptsGod Forgive!God's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjv

When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, because thou hast afflicted them;

Verse ConceptsLack Of RainSigns Of RepentanceSin Brings ImpoverishmentSin Producing Afflictions

then hear thou in the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

Verse ConceptsGod Sending RainGod TeachingGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!Forgiving Yourself

then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest (for thou, thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men),

Verse ConceptsHousesImagination, Inward DesiresOutward AppearanceGod, Omniscience OfHeart, Known To GodGod, All knowingGod Acts From HeavenGod Forgive!God Knowing the Human Heart

hear thou in the heavens thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; in order that all peoples of the earth may know thy name, and that they may fear thee as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

Verse ConceptsHousesReverence, And God's NatureGod Acts From HeavenA Place For God's NameKnowing God's Character

then hear thou in the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right.

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From HeavenPrayingsupplicationpetition

then hear thou in the heavens, the settled place of thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their right;

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From Heaven

And it was so, that when Solomon had ended praying all this prayer and supplication to Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth to the heavens,

Verse ConceptsKneelingPrayer, Practicalities OfThe Altar Of The LordLifting Hands

Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat; for Jehovah hath spoken.

Verse ConceptsdogsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesBirds Eating

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth of his in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.

Verse ConceptsdogsBirds, Types Of BirdsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesBirds Eating

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

Verse ConceptsBlackSkyGod Sending RainDarkness During Daytime

Him that dieth of Ahab in the city shall the dogs eat, and him that dieth in the field shall the fowl of the heavens eat.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesBirds Eating

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From HeavenMan Of God

And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From HeavenMan Of Godhumor

Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenDeath Due To God's PresenceFire From Heaven

And it came to pass when Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

Verse ConceptsWhirlwindsGoing TogetherGoing Up To HeavenGod Lifting PeopleGod Dispensing WindTaken To HeavenPeople Who Didn't Die

And it came to pass as they went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire; and they parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens.

Verse ConceptsFireMetaphysicsAfterlifeAscension Of SaintsChariotsHorsesWheelsWhirlwindsTranslationsAnimals In HeavenAstronautsHeavenly ChariotsGod Dispensing WindNot DyingTaken To HeavenHurricanes

And the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfArmsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Shown ByUnbelief, Examples OfSkepticismWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodOther SupportingLooking At God's WorksQuestioning Godtomorrowroyalty

And the captain answered the man of God and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in the heavens, would such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Verse ConceptsWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodLooking At God's Works

And Jehovah had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens; and he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

Verse ConceptsNames Blotted OutIndividuals Saving Others

And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of the heavens, and served Baal;

Verse ConceptsPagan GodsAstrologyBowingCalvesHost Of HeavenSculptureStarsGolden CalvesForsaking God's ThingsTwo AnimalsServing Asherah

And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah and said, Jehovah, God of Israel, who sittest between the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfHeaven And EarthJudgment SeatKingdomsUniverseNo Other Is GodThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּלגּל 
Galgal 
Usage: 11

ערבה 
`arabah 
Usage: 61

עריף 
`ariyph 
Usage: 1

שׁחק 
Shachaq 
Usage: 21

שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

שׁמין 
Shamayin (Aramaic) 
Usage: 38

ἐπουράνιος 
Epouranios 
Usage: 18

μεσουράνημα 
mesouranema 
Usage: 3

οὐράνιος 
Ouranios 
Usage: 2

οὐρανόθεν 
Ouranothen 
Usage: 2

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156