12 occurrences

'Pile' in the Bible

After Boaz had finished eating and drinking to his heart's content, he went over and lay down next to the pile of threshed grain. Ruth came in quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionLying Down To RestEating And Drinking

Meanwhile, Joab's army grabbed Absalom's body, tossed it into a large pit in the forest, and filled it up with a huge pile of rocks. Then the Israelis ran away back to their homes.

Verse ConceptsPitsRetributionIsrael FleeingCairnsHoles In The Ground

"This Temple will become a pile of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be so astounded that they will ask, "Why did the LORD do this to this land and to this Temple?'

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of The TempleWhy Does God Do This?

Its roots weave around a pile of stones, seeking to entrench itself among the rocks.

Verse Conceptsculture

I'm a pile of skin and bones; I have barely escaped by the skin of my teeth."

Verse ConceptsSkinTeethDamage To The BodyEscaping Evilmuscles

A message about Damascus: "Look! Damascus will cease to be a city. Instead, it will become a pile of ruins.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyProphecies concerningsyriadamascus

Come to her from afar. Open up her barns. Pile her up like heaps of grain, and completely destroy her. Don't leave any survivors.

Verse ConceptsBabylonGrainDestruction Of BabylonPeople Destroying Foreign Nationsborders

Take the best bones from the flock, pile wood under the pot for the bones, bring it to a boil, and then cook the bones in it."'"

Verse ConceptsHot ThingsFirewoodSheep And Goats

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "How terrible it is for that blood-filled city I'm also going to add to my pile of kindling.

Verse ConceptsBig ThingsResponsibility For Blood ShedWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

Pile up the wood! Make the fire burn hot. Boil the meat! Mix the seasonings. Burn those bones to a crisp!

Verse ConceptsCooking, Types Of FoodBrothHerbs And SpicesBonesBurning PeopleFirewood

When someone came to a pile of grain to get 20 measures, there were only ten. Or when someone approached the wine press to siphon out 50 measures, there were only 20.

Verse ConceptsShortage Of WineOther Volume Measures

Bible Theasaurus

Batch (10 instances)
Bundle (12 instances)
Mound (28 instances)
Piling (4 instances)
Plenty (59 instances)
Stack (8 instances)
Throng (35 instances)

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