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'Men' in the Bible

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainCalling upon GodGod, The LordGod, Titles And Names OfActivity Begun

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,

Verse ConceptsPeople MultiplyingPeople BeginningBuilding Relationships

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

Verse ConceptsGiantsAntediluviansBefore The FloodWarriorsMarital SexAngels As Sons Of GodMarital Sex BetweenAngels Interacting With PeoplePeople Have HonourInterracial MarriageSame Sex Marriageheroes

And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Verse ConceptsGod Going DownGod Seeing The Wicked

And Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTThe King's Orders

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly.

Verse ConceptsSin, Nature OfSodom And GomorrahCitiesYielding To Temptation

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

Verse ConceptsSkillViolenceWarfare, Strategies InAbraham, Testing And VictoryBodyguardsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveBorn In One's HouseOvercoming Adversitytraining

save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.

Verse ConceptsFood PermittedSharing Material Things

And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand'shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

Verse ConceptsIndependenceOpposite SidesWild DonkeysConflictFamily Conflictislam

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Verse ConceptsForeskinsAt The Same TimeGroups Of Slaves

And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Verse ConceptsGroups Of Slaves

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And VictoryGoing TogetherSetting Out

And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before Jehovah.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

and they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Verse ConceptsSelf IndulgenceVulgarityHomosexualitySexual Union IntendedWhere Are People?sex

Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersRooftopVirginTwo WomenLeaving People AloneNever Giving UpFather And Daughter RelationshipsProtecting Your FamilyFathers And Daughters

But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

Verse ConceptsStretching OutShutting DoorsPulling People

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGod BlindingNot Finding

And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of the place:

Verse ConceptsSons In LawRelatives Also InvolvedBringing People Out Of Other Places

But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid.

Verse ConceptsMorningSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfGiving InformationThose Who Rose EarlyFearing Other People

And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamDonkeysMorningAnimals, Types OfRising EarlySplitting WoodFirewoodThose Who Rose EarlyPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysTwo Other Men

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before God

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

Verse ConceptsDrawing Water

And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.

Verse ConceptsBathing, For CleansingGuestsMangersStrawWaterFeet WashingThings StrippedEntering HousesFeeding AnimalsMan Providing WaterClean FeetCare Of Feet

And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesEating And DrinkingPeople Sending People

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningMarriage, The BrideNamed SistersPeople Sending People

And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest,'said he , the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutFour To Five HundredMeeting PeopleFour And Five Hundred

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

Verse ConceptsFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredSeeing PeopleFamily Conflict

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldSexual Sin, Nature OfSorrowRapeNamed People Angry With Others

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The Gateway

These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfLiving In The LandMen Of Peace

Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleBecoming Like PeopleConsentLiving In The LandNecessity Of Circumcision

Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been no prostitute here.

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?whores

And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute here.

Verse ConceptsNowhere To Be Found

And it came to pass about this time, that he went into the house to do his work; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

Verse ConceptsBusiness, ExamplesEntering HousesGone Away

that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:

Verse ConceptsSexual Union IntendedMisleading Children

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByMorningRestlessnessWisdom, Human NatureMagiciansWise MenKings SummoningNo One AvailableTelling Dreams

We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

Verse ConceptsSpyingvulnerability

if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPeople Providing Food

And we said unto him, We are true men; and we are no spies:

Verse ConceptsSpying

And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way;

Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.

Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Verse ConceptsDouble MoneyIndeterminate Sums Of Money

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon.

Verse ConceptsHourMealsNoonStewardshipDinnerKilling Domesticated AnimalsSeeing People

And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men to Joseph's house.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyLoss Of DonkeysWhy People Did ThingsFear Of Individuals

And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet. And he gave their asses provender.

Verse ConceptsAblutionGuestsWaterFeet WashingFeeding AnimalsClean Feet

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsFirstbornBrothersBirthrights

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

Verse ConceptsIndeterminate Sums Of Money

As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakAt Daybreak

And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

Verse ConceptsIngratitudePeople Not Far AwayRepaying Evil For Good

and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As Occupations

And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsFive People

the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

Verse ConceptsAbilityCompetence

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