38 occurrences

'Appearance' in the Bible

So she took off her mourning apparel, covered herself with a shawl, and concealed her outward appearance. Then she went out and sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah, because she knew that even though Shelah had grown up, she wasn't being given to him as his wife.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfGrowing UpClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffSitting In The GatewaydisguisesUsing RoadsDistinctive ClothingGiving In Marriage

To the Israelis the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.

Verse ConceptsSymbolsTheophanyGod Appearing In FireSpectators

"When a person has a swelling or a scab in the skin on his body that turns white in appearance and appears to be more extensive than skin deep, he is to be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons among the priests.

Verse ConceptsLaw, OtHuman SkinBlemished People

The priest is to examine the skin rash on the body. If the hair on the skin rash has turned white and its appearance is deeper than the skin of his body, it's an infectious skin disease. When the priest has examined it, then he is to declare him unclean.

Verse ConceptsHairsThe Hair Of The BodyWhite HairHairAbscess

"If the light spot in the skin of his body is white but the appearance of the skin rash isn't deeper than the skin of his body and its hair has not become white, then the priest is to isolate the one who is infected for seven days.

Verse ConceptsQuarantiningHealingLonelinessQuarantineSeven DaysShallownessWhite HairWhite SpotsSeven Days For Legal Purposes

When the priest examines it and finds that the swelling of the skin rash is white or reddish on his bald head or forehead, similar in appearance to an infectious disease in the skin of the body,

Verse ConceptsWhite SpotsRed Parts Of The Body

Then the priest is to examine it after the contagion has been washed. If the contagion hasn't changed in appearance, even though the contagion hasn't spread, it's unclean. Incinerate it. It's a fungal infection, especially if the infection is on its exposed side.

Verse ConceptsSpreadingUnclean Things

Now manna was reminiscent of coriander seed, with an appearance similar to amber.

Verse ConceptsHerbs And SpicesWafersCorianderColor

it will be a nation whose language you don't understand, whose stern appearance neither shows regard nor extends grace to anyone whether old or young.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToDisrespect For Old AgeExpressions On FacesRespectThe ElderlyRespecting Your Bodypity

Absalom fathered three sons and one daughter, whom he named Tamar. She was a beautiful woman, both in form and appearance.

Verse ConceptsThree ChildrenWomen's BeautyBeautiful Women

He also killed a soldier from Egypt. Of handsome appearance, the Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationSpears

It remained standing, but I couldn't recognize its appearance. A form appeared before my eyes; At first there was silence, and then this voice:

Verse ConceptsVoices

You overpower him once and for all, and then he departs; you change his appearance and then send him away.

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.

Verse ConceptsDisfigurement Of SinA Bold FrontBoldnessadvertising

Who is really wise? Who knows how to interpret this saying: "A person's wisdom improves his appearance, softening a harsh countenance."

Verse ConceptsRadiancyShining FacesCountenanceRadiant LivesAurasLight Of God's PeopleMan's WisdomBoldness

His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice like its cedars.

Verse ConceptsThings Like Gold

Just as many were astonished at you so was he marred in his appearance, more than any human, and his form beyond that of human semblance

Verse ConceptsAtonementHumiliationMessianic PropheciesBlemished PeopleAppearances ofrecognitionscarsJesus Eyes

The living beings moved around, in appearance resembling lightning.

Verse ConceptsGoing Through the Motions

There was spread out over the heads of the living beings what looked like a canopy, in outward appearance resembling ice,

Verse ConceptsCrystalsPrecious StonesThe ExpanseTransparencyExpanse [The Firmament]Fear Of Other Things

There was the likeness of the appearance of a human being seated on the likeness of the throne high above. I noticed that from what appeared to look like his waist upward there was something that looked like metal that glowed as if it were immersed in fire. Below this there was something resembling fire, with a radiant light surrounding him.

Verse ConceptsGod Is LightSparkling

The appearance of the radiant light resembled that of a rainbow shining in a cloud on a rainy day. This was what the appearance of the form of the glory of the LORD resembled. When I saw all of this, I fell flat on my face. Then I heard a voice speaking.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfClouds, God's PresenceProstrationRainbowsRainSymbolsGod's Glory In IsraelGod Is LightAppearancesGod's VoiceAppearances ofCloud of gloryThe RainbowColorRainbowcloudsadorationepiphany

"Now as for you, Son of Man, never be afraid of them or of anything they have to say, because being with them will be like settling down to live among briers, thorn bushes, and scorpions! Don't be afraid of anything they have to say, and don't be awed by their appearance, since they are a rebellious group.

Verse ConceptsBriersThornsMinisters, Way They Should TeachWicked Described AsScorpionsDo Not Fear Men

and I saw a likeness comparable to the appearance of a man. From his thighs downward there was the appearance of fire, and from his waist upward, there was the appearance of brightness that looked like brass.

Verse ConceptsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureGod Is LightColorRainbow

As I continued to watch, there on the expanse above the heads of the cherubim was a massive sapphire stone that resembled a throne in form and appearance.

Verse ConceptsColors, BlueJewelsTheophanyThroneCherubim, At God's ThronePrecious StonesThe ExpanseExpanse [The Firmament]

In appearance, the four wheels looked like they consisted of a wheel within a wheel.

Verse ConceptsWheelsSimilar ItemsAppearances of

That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate.

Verse ConceptsBronzeMeasuring RodLinenWeights And Measures, LinearStanding In The GatewayThings Like Bronze

The door posts of the main sanctuary were square. Each door post was identical in appearance to the others.

Verse ConceptsSquares

with a passageway in front of them, similar in appearance to the chambers that were on the north, proportional to their length and width, with all of their exits according to their arrangements and doorways.

Verse ConceptsSame Sizes

His appearance in the vision that I was having was similar to what I observed in the vision where he had come to destroy the city, and also like the visions that I saw by the Chebar River. I fell flat on my face

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of JerusalemVisions From God

They were to be young men without physical defect, handsome in appearance, skilled in all wisdom, quick to learn, prudent in how they used knowledge, and capable of serving in the king's palace. They were to learn the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

Verse ConceptsIntelligenceLanguagesLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureIntellectual KnowledgePeople Made PerfectAlphabetPeople With KnowledgeServing KingsEducationmathteenagerroyaltyHandsome Men

At the end of ten days their appearance was better and their faces were well-nourished compared to the young men who ate the king's rich food.

Verse ConceptsAdvantagesFat PeopleAppearancesEating Meat

"Your majesty, while you were watching, you observed an enormous statue. This magnificent statue stood before you with extraordinary brilliance. Its appearance was terrifying.

Verse ConceptsFear Of Other Things

"Look!" he told them, "I see four men walking untied and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the appearance of the fourth resembles a divine being."

Verse ConceptsFireAngels Helping UsFour PeopleFractions, One FourthSaved From FirePeople Made PerfectFourthGod Freeing CaptivesAppearances ofHurtfirefighters

Also, I wanted to learn the significance of the ten horns on its head and the other horn that had arisen, before which three of them had fallen that is, the horn with eyes and a mouth that uttered magnificent things and which was greater in appearance than its fellows.

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryEyes In ProphecyThree Other Things

So I asked, "What is it?" He replied, "This is a basket making its appearance." He also said, "This is what it appears to be in the entire land."

Verse ConceptsBaskets, SymbolsAll Have Sinned

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Appearance (168 instances)
Appearing (31 instances)
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Exposure (4 instances)
Landscape (3 instances)
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