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'Hills' in the Bible

Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern hills.

Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, but some survivors fled to the hills.

Verse ConceptsBitumen and tarMineralsEscaping To MountainsPeople Falling From A HeightPeoples Who FledSurvivors Of The Nations

The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the eternal mountains or the desirable things of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

Verse ConceptsHeadsHillsPrincesEternal WorldBlessed By God

For from the top of the rocks I see them; from the hills I watch them. Indeed, a nation that lives alone, and it will not be reckoned among the nations.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessSeparation From Evil PeopleA Solitary People

For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills,

Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfBrooksland

a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Description OfBrass

Instead, the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy is one of hills and valleys, a land that drinks in water from the rains,

Verse ConceptsWater Irrigation

You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to dispossess worship their gods -- on the high mountains and hills and under every leafy tree.

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenHigh PlacesHillsDestruction Of Satan's WorksWorship At Trees

with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

Verse ConceptsHillsEternal World

Then the two men returned -- they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Happenings

The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.

Verse ConceptsAmbushRobbing PeopleTelling Of Happenings

Gaal saw the men and said to Zebul, "Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills." But Zebul said to him, "You are seeing the shadows on the hills -- it just looks like men."

Verse ConceptsShadowsThings Like PeopleLike Men

She then said to her father, "Please grant me this one wish. For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity."

Verse ConceptsSympathyWeepingLeave Us Alonevirginity

He said, "You may go." He permitted her to leave for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills.

Verse Conceptsvirginity

Solomon also had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills,

Verse ConceptsStonesFifty To Ninety Thousand

They said to him, "Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys." But Elisha replied, "Don't send them out."

Verse ConceptsThe Spirit Of The LordFifties

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Verse ConceptsSacrifice, In OtShrinesIncense Offered AmissSacrificing On The High PlacesWorship At Trees

Some of the Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the desert. They were warriors who were trained for battle; they carried shields and spears. They were as fierce as lions and could run as quickly as gazelles across the hills.

Verse ConceptsCommandereagernessWarriorsFast RunnersDeer

Solomon had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionMasonsOverseersSkillStonesThree Thousand And UpFifty To Ninety Thousand

He designated 70,000 as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.

Verse ConceptsMasonsStonesThree Thousand And UpFifty To Ninety Thousand

He also built high places on the hills of Judah; he encouraged the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord and led Judah away from the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, Need For God'sSpiritual Harlotry

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsCisternsVineyardWatchmanAgricultureFarming

He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Verse ConceptsShrines

"Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?

Verse ConceptsHillsPeople Beginning

It ranges the hills as its pasture, and searches after every green plant.

For the hills bring it food, where all the wild animals play.

I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine.

Verse ConceptsCreatorBirds, Features OfBeastsAll Things Belong To GodBirdsbugs

The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy.

Verse ConceptsBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Nature

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

Verse ConceptsHillsMessianic AgePeace, Promised ToBlessings From The Mountains

You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey.

Verse ConceptsLight, SpiritualPrayer, And WorshipExcellence

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song. The Lord's city is in the holy hills.

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

Verse ConceptseagernessdewBeauty, SpiritualWombThe Call Of GodFreshness Of YouthPeople WillingFree WillVolunteeringBattle

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Verse ConceptsHillsLambsThe Presence Of Godjumping

Why do you skip like rams, O mountains, like lambs, O hills?

Verse Conceptsjumping

A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

Verse ConceptsLooking HeavenwardHillsCrying For HelpLooking At God's WorksOptimism

It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available -- eternal life.

Verse ConceptsdewZion, As A SymbolHoly Spirit, Types Of

you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars,

before the mountains were set in place -- before the hills -- I was born,

Verse ConceptsHills

When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

Verse ConceptsSpringChange And Growth

The Beloved about Her Lover: Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!

In the future the mountain of the Lord's temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it,

Verse ConceptsDays, LastThe Final Days Of TimeNames And Titles For The ChurchRevelation Of The FutureThe Temple In HeavenJerusalem In Millennial Kingdomend times prophecyEnd Of DaysEnd Times

for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills,

They will stay away from all the hills that were cultivated, for fear of the thorns and briers. Cattle will graze there and sheep will trample on them.

Verse ConceptsHillsTilling The SoilFear, Of NaturalCultivation

They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west; together they will loot the people of the east. They will take over Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be their subjects.

Verse ConceptsThe Prophecy Towards AmmonThe Prophecy Towards Edom

I will break Assyria in my land, I will trample them underfoot on my hills. Their yoke will be removed from my people, the burden will be lifted from their shoulders.

Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyYokesTrampling PeopleRemoving Burdens

Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.

Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

They will all be left for the birds of the hills and the wild animals; the birds will eat them during the summer, and all the wild animals will eat them during the winter.

Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsSummerBirds Of Prey

Their slain will be left unburied, their corpses will stink; the hills will soak up their blood.

Verse ConceptsCovered With BloodUnicorns

Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?

Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeBreadthDivine BalancesHand Of GodHillsNatureBalances, Metaphorical UseStrength, DivineWeighingNumerous As DustHollowScienceThe OceanbalancedustweightmeasurementThe Vastness Of Nature

"Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and double-edged. You will thresh the mountains and crush them; you will make the hills like straw.

Verse ConceptsTeethThreshingMountains Removed

I will make the trees on the mountains and hills wither up; I will dry up all their vegetation. I will turn streams into islands, and dry up pools of water.

Verse ConceptsdrynessGod Drying Things Up

Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced," says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.

Verse ConceptsCovenant breakersTrusting In God's LoveAssurance, nature ofGod, The EternalHeart, DivineLoyaltyLove, Nature OfMountainsReliabilityTendernessGod Will Show MercyGod Keeps CovenantMoving Onhealthcaresteadfast

Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.

Verse ConceptsFigures Of SpeechClappingecstasyHillsJoy, Of IsraelSingingSongsThankfulnessPeace, Promised ToApplauseGoing In PeaceJoyjoyfuljoyfulness

for your sins and your ancestors' sins," says the Lord. "Because they burned incense on the mountains and offended me on the hills, I will punish them in full measure."

Verse ConceptsdefianceWagesSins Of The FathersBurning SacrificesSacrificing On The High PlacesMaking Mistakes

We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the Lord our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorFalse ConfidenceGod My SalvationDeception

For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsProclaiming

I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!

Verse ConceptsMountains Quaking

People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"

Verse ConceptsLewdnessSpiritual HarlotryHillsPeople Being UncleanBefore People ActNeighing And BrayingWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

But for now I, the Lord, say: "I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.

Verse ConceptsFishesHuntingRocksFishermenFish

Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsPeople RememberingServing AsherahWorship At Trees

Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Material ThingsOccupationsSamaritansSowing And ReapingPlanting VineyardsLiteral PlantingFarming

The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there," says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsNestsProud HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedHumiliationEaglesPride, Results OfRocksSelf DeceptionPride, Results InBirds, Types Of BirdsDeceiving Oneself

But I will restore the flock of Israel to their own pasture. They will graze on Mount Carmel and the land of Bashan. They will eat until they are full on the hills of Ephraim and the land of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerSatisfactionPromise of return

Say, 'Mountains of Israel, Hear the word of the sovereign Lord! This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I am bringing a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.

Verse ConceptsWar As God's Judgment

I will fill its mountains with its dead; on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines, those killed by the sword will fall.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesKilled With The SwordGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about --

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyCities Under AttackAbandoning ThingsThe Mountains Of Israel

"Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I have spoken in my zeal and in my anger, because you have endured the insults of the nations.

Verse ConceptsJealousyInsulting Other People

They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!

Verse ConceptsHillsTreesOaksThose Who Committed AdulterySacrificing On The High Places

The high places of the "House of Wickedness" will be destroyed; it is the place where Israel sins. Thorns and thistles will grow up over its altars. Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!"

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, Significance OfSuicideThornsBarren, LandThistlesDestruction Of Satan's WorksEscaping To MountainsDesire For Death

On that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the dry stream beds of Judah will flow with water. A spring will flow out from the temple of the Lord, watering the Valley of Acacia Trees.

Verse ConceptsFountainsAlcoholdrinkingHillsMessianic AgeMilkProperty, HousesWineFountains Of LifePlenty Of WineMetaphorical SpringsBlessings From The MountainsFountains Used FigurativelyMillenial SacrificesBrooks

Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: "Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it."

Verse ConceptsSuffering, HardshipGathering Other NationsOppressorsDisorder Among The NationsThe Mountains Of Israel

In the future the Lord's Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it.

Verse ConceptsDays, LastThe Final Days Of TimeRevelation Of The FutureGod On HighComing To GodThe Temple In HeavenMillennial Kingdom, Christ Supreme On The EarthEnd Of Days

Listen to what the Lord says: "Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!"

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To God!Man Defending

The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesEarth, Judgment OfMountainsMountains QuakingThe Universe DestroyedGod Saves From Sin And DeathThe Presence Of God

He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.

Verse ConceptsHillsTheophanyThe AlmightyEternal WorldMountains RemovedGod ShakingThe Ground Being SplitGod Saves From Sin And Death

On that day," says the Lord, "a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city's newer district, and a loud crash from the hills.

Verse ConceptsBangsSecond ThingA Fourth Part

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'

Verse ConceptsEscaping To MountainsDesire For DeathThings Fallingpremonitions

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

גּבעה 
Gib`ah 
Usage: 69

הלּל 
Hillel 
Usage: 2

הרר 
Harar 
Usage: 13

מעלה 
Ma`aleh 
Usage: 19

קרן 
Qeren 
Usage: 76

ἌρειοςΠάγος 
Areios Pagos 
Usage: 2

βουνός 
Bounos 
Usage: 1

ὀρεινός 
Oreinos 
Usage: 2

ὄρος 
Oros 
Usage: 55

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