16 occurrences

'Country' in the Bible

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesSmokeConflagrationssmoking

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And VictorySojourningParticular Journeys

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarrying RelativesTaking A Wife

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Verse ConceptsGroups Sent Away

And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersCustom

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

Verse ConceptsReturning to their landPeople Sending People

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutMessenger

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

Verse ConceptsGod Doing GoodReturning to their landNamed Individuals Who Prayedgrandfathers

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofAdultery, Examples OfRulersRape

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesPeople Parting

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

Verse ConceptsSpying

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalPeople Multiplying

Bible Theasaurus

Commonwealth (2 instances)
Country (613 instances)
Nation (326 instances)

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