4 occurrences

'Suggestion' in the Bible

Abram listened to Sarai's suggestion, so Abram's wife Sarai took her Egyptian servant, Hagar, and gave her as a wife to her husband Abram. This took place ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesTen To Fourteen YearsGiving In Marriagemistress

Because this suggestion seemed good to me, I chose twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Verse ConceptsGood WordsTwelve Tribes

Saul told his young man, "That's a good suggestion! Come on, let's go!" Then they entered the town where the man of God was.

Verse ConceptsMan Of God

This suggestion pleased the whole group. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithFaith, Growth InJudaismSpiritualityIndwelling Of The Holy SpiritAntioch in SyriaProselytesBeing Filled With The SpiritBelieving In GodOthers Believing In God

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