15 occurrences

'Away' in the Bible

They reported to Joshua, "The LORD really has given the entire land into our control. The inhabitants of the land have melted away right in front of us!"

Verse ConceptsFaintingEasy For PeopleLosing CourageThose God Gave Into Their Hands

the water flowing downstream from above stood still in a single location, a great distance away at Adam, a city near Zarethan. The water that flowed south toward the sea in the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.

Verse ConceptsDead SeaCrossing Into The Promised LandRoses

Then the LORD told Joshua, "Today I have rolled the disgrace of Egypt away from you." That's why that place is called "Gilgal" to this day.

Verse ConceptsRolling

So about three thousand went up there, but they ran away from the men of Ai.

Verse ConceptsdefeatThree Thousand And UpIsrael FleeingDefeat Of God's People

Lord, what am I to say, now that Israel has run away from its enemies?

Verse ConceptsTurning One's BackDefeat Of God's People

piling up a large mound of boulders that remains to this day. After this, the LORD turned his burning anger away, and that is why that place is called "the Valley of Achor" to this day.

Verse ConceptsCairnsGod Will No More Be AngryPlaces To This Day

I and all of the army with me will advance upon the city. When they come out after us like they did before, we'll run away from them.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies In

They'll come after us until we've drawn them away from the city, because they'll say, "They're running away from us just like they did before.' While we're running away from them,

Verse ConceptsBringing People Out Of Other Places

Because Joshua and the entire fighting force of Israel pretended to lose the battle by running away in front of them toward the wilderness,

Verse ConceptsPretendingIsrael Fleeing

everyone in the city followed after them. As they pursued Joshua, they were drawn away from the town.

Verse ConceptsBringing People Out Of Other Places

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and asked them, "Why did you deceive us by saying "We live far away from you,' even though you were, in fact, living in our midst?

Verse ConceptsBetrayal, Example OfPretendingNeighboursPeople From Far Away

"This is what the entire community of the LORD has to say: "What is this treacherous act by which you have acted deceitfully against the God of Israel by turning away from following the LORD today, and by building yourselves an altar today, so you can rebel against the LORD?

Verse ConceptsRenunciationBuilding AltarsIf You Turn From GodUnfaithful

Now then, are you turning away from following the LORD today? If you rebel against the LORD today, by tomorrow he will be angry with the entire community of Israel.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Be AngryIf You Turn From God

If we have built an altar for ourselves intended to turn us away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or peace offerings on it, may the LORD himself demand an accounting from us!

Verse ConceptsBuilding AltarsIf You Turn From GodRegulating Sacrifices

"Now you must fear the LORD and serve him in faithfulness and truth. Throw away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Instead, serve the LORD.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Godethics, personalReverence, And God's NatureSincerity, In Christian LivingFear Of GodSincereityAbandoning ThingsPutting Away Other GodsServing One's Own GodsBeyond The EuphratesFear God!Serving God

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