28 occurrences

'People' in the Bible

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

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

And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsSin, Nature OfSodom And GomorrahCitiesYielding To Temptation

And he brought back all the property, and brought again his brother Lot and his property, and the women also, and the people.

Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

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

Verse ConceptsForeskinsAt The Same TimeGroups Of Slaves

Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

Verse ConceptsSalutations

No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingIn Men's PresencePeople Giving Other Things

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;

and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Verse ConceptsThe Cave Of MachpelahIn Men's Presence

And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.

Verse ConceptsTouching To HarmDeath Penalty For KillingThe King's Orders

Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies InTwo GroupsOwning LivestockHalf Of GroupsFear Of IndividualsPossessing Sheep

And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the people that are with me. And he said, What need? Let me find favour in the eyes of my lord.

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and be one people.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleLiving In The Land

But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleBecoming Like PeopleConsentLiving In The LandNecessity Of Circumcision

And they said, Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot?

Verse ConceptsNamed Sisters

And Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou.

Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

And all the land of Egypt suffered from the dearth. And the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph: what he says to you, that do.

Verse ConceptsRequesting Food

And Joseph, he was the governor over the land he it was that sold the corn to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brethren came and bowed down to him, the face to the earth.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

And as for the people, he removed them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end of it.

And Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and sow the land.

Verse ConceptsCultivationLiteral PlantingPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing

But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become the fulness of nations.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest ChildPeople With General KnowledgeRules About Young People

Dan will judge his people, As another of the tribes of Israel.

And he charged them, and said to them, I am gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Verse ConceptsAffection, Kinds OfLove, And The WorldNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of MachpelahMen's OrdersGathered To One's Peoplegrandfathers

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Citizenry (1 instance)
Commonwealth (2 instances)
Masses (21 instances)
Million (4 instances)
Multitude (361 instances)
Populate (4 instances)