19 occurrences

'Answered' in the Bible

The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Characteristics Of

Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Verse ConceptsempiresCitiesBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Verse ConceptsAnswering People

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The matter comes from the Lord; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To ManUnable To Harm

Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.

Verse ConceptsSkinSmoothnessHairy PeopleSmooth

But Isaac replied to Esau, “Behold, I have made him your master, and all his relatives I have given to him as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. Now as for you then, what can I do, my son?”

Verse ConceptsServing PeopleProviding Wine

Then Isaac his father answered and said to him,“Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling,And away from the dew of heaven from above.

Verse ConceptsdewLack Of Rain

Rachel and Leah said to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

Verse ConceptsNot Sharing

Then Jacob replied to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.

Verse ConceptsTaking Other PeopleFear Of Individuals

Then Jacob became angry and contended with Laban; and Jacob said to Laban, “What is my transgression? What is my sin that you have hotly pursued me?

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnger, Justified ExamplesAnger Of Man, RighteousDisputesNamed People Angry With OthersWhat Sin?

Then Laban replied to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day to these my daughters or to their children whom they have borne?

Verse ConceptsPeople Possessing Other Things

But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

Verse ConceptsRapePeople Being PollutedNamed SistersThose Who Deceivedhumor

and let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Verse ConceptsDistressGod AnsweredGod Has Been With YouGod With Specific People

Then Joseph answered and said, “This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

Verse ConceptsInventionsInterpretation Of DreamsThree DaysThree Other Things

Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

Verse ConceptsHumilityMission, Of IsraelGod Will AnswerNot Me

Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the boy’; and you would not listen? Now comes the reckoning for his blood.”

Verse ConceptsBlood, as symbol of guiltJudgement On MurderersWronging Other Peopleaccounting

But they said, “The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

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