14 occurrences in 8 translations

'Rumor' in the Bible

Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.

Verse ConceptsCreation Of All MankindMan's Relation To GodEnd Of Days

While they were still on the road, this rumor came to David: "Absalom has struck down all of the king's sons and none of them has survived."

Verse ConceptsRumoursNo SurvivorsKilling Sons And Daughters

Now your majesty, don't be concerned about this rumor that all the king's sons have died, because only Amnon is dead."

Verse ConceptsKilling Named IndividualsKilling Sons And Daughters

and the people who were camped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired and has also struck down the king.” So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

I am about to put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”

Verse ConceptsRumoursSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfKilling Will Happenrumors

For I hear [the] rumor of many, "Terror on every side!" When conspiring together against me, they have plotted to take my life.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessAliancesTrapCharacter AssassinationPlottingAttempting To Kill MeFear Will Cometerrorism

I am about to put a spirit in him and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”

Verse ConceptsRumoursSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfKilling Will Happenrumors

The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes—A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)—To make the cities of JudahA desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals.

Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackOut Of The North

For I hear the rumor of many, "Terror [is] from all around, denounce [him], yes, let us denounce him!" {All my close friends} [are] watchers of my stumbling, [saying], "perhaps he can be persuaded, and we can prevail over him, and we can take our revenge on him."

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessPeace, Human Destruction OfPersecution, Forms OfSympathyWaitingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWatching To EntrapDefamationDeceiving OneselfFear Will ComeFriends FailingMan AvengingUnder One's BreathRevengeterrorism

Do this now, so your heart does not grow faint, and so you don't become frightened because of the rumors that are heard in the land a rumor comes one year and then after it another rumor comes the next year about violence in the land and one ruler against another ruler.

Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthdiscouragementCivil StrifeRumoursFear, Of FutureResisting DiscouragementThose Not Fearingrumors

Disaster after disaster will come,and there will be rumor after rumor.Then they will seek a vision from a prophet,but instruction will perish from the priestsand counsel from the elders.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, SpiritualPriests, Function In Ot TimesProphets, Role OfRumoursVisionsDisastersCataclysmSpiritual DestitutionNo VisionsProphecy Abolishedrumors

And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of JesusSpreading The Gospelrumors

So the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple wasn't going to die. Yet Jesus didn't say to Peter that he wasn't going to die, but, "If it's my will for him to remain until I come back, how does that concern you?"

Verse ConceptsRumoursNot DyingUnrelated ThingsMisunderstandingsDyingDiscipleshipDeath Of Loved OnePositive ThinkingSpreading The GospelJesus Deathrumors

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Bruit (2 instances)
Hearsay (3 instances)
Rumor (14 instances)
Rumour (13 instances)

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