6 occurrences

'Stopped' in the Bible

The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, and the rain stopped falling from the sky.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheSkyDivine RestraintsWindows Of HeavenSealing ThingsThe Sea StilledFloods

Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham died. Isaac gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

Verse ConceptsStopping WellsPeople Naming ThingsTimes Of People

She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, "This time I will praise the Lord." That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

Verse ConceptsCessationShowing Forth His PraisePeople With Apt Nameschildbearing

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesCessationGiving In Marriage

Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.

Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberSandImpossible For PeoplePlenty In EgyptSand And Gravel

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Barricade (4 instances)
Block (12 instances)
Blockade (1 instance)
Check (14 instances)
Contain (24 instances)
Discontinue (1 instance)
Finish (80 instances)
Intercept (3 instances)
Stopped (184 instances)
Terminate (2 instances)

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