6 occurrences

'Mid day' in the Bible

They kept on raving right through midday and until it was time to offer the evening sacrifice, but there was still no response. Nobody answered, and nobody paid attention.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionAction Until EveningOthers Not AnsweringTime Passing

So his father ordered his servant, "Carry him over to his mother!" So the servant carried him over to his mother, where he rested on her lap until mid-day, and then he died.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveLove, And The WorldPeople Sitting DownDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A Mother

I charged them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until mid-day. Until then, let everyone stand watch, keeping the gates shut and locked. Appoint security watches from those who live in Jerusalem. Everyone should maintain his own watch near his house."

Verse ConceptsGatesHeatWatchfulness, Of BelieversThe Act Of OpeningOpening The TempleHot Weather

Ezra read from it, facing the plaza in front of the Water Gate, from early in the morning until mid-day in the presence of the men and women, as well as all who could understand. All the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

Verse ConceptsDawnNoonBible, Names OfNamed GatesReading The Bible

Let darkness and deep gloom reclaim it; let clouds settle down on it; let blackness in mid-day terrify it.

Verse ConceptsBlacknessBlackGod Is JustColors, BlackEclipse

Let's grope along the wall like the blind; let us grope like those who have no eyes. We stumble at midday as if it were twilight, in desolate places like dead people.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfGuidance, Need For God'sWallsTwilightPeople StumblingAfflicted To Death

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Noonday (13 instances)
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