11 occurrences

'Oaks' in the Bible

Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAltarsTreesBuilding AltarsOaks

Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.

Verse ConceptsAlliancesAbraham, Characteristics OfAllegiancesOaksOthers Who FledTelling Of Happenings

Now the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

Are they not across the Jordan, west of the way toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

Verse ConceptsThe SunWestOaksBeyond Jordan

Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturaldisgraceShrinesAnimismOaksShame Of Idolatry

And it will be against all the cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and lifted up,Against all the oaks of Bashan,

Verse ConceptsOaks

Who inflame yourselves among the oaks,Under every luxuriant tree,Who slaughter the children in the ravines,Under the clefts of the crags?

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

“Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars;With ivory they have inlaid your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

Verse ConceptsIvoryShipsOaks

“Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,Though his height was like the height of cedarsAnd he was strong as the oaks;I even destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

Verse ConceptsAmoritesCedarRootsGiantsOaks

Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,Because the glorious trees have been destroyed;Wail, O oaks of Bashan,For the impenetrable forest has come down.

Verse ConceptsFir TreesWailingFelling TreesDestruction Of PlantsOaksHarming Trees

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