76 occurrences

'Death' in the Bible

But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.

Verse ConceptsDeviousnessSin Producing DeathNot TouchingSin Produces DeathAdam and eveGardensNASB

You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainFugitivesThe HomelessWanderersDriven From God's PresenceGod HidingBeing Hidden From GodHidden From God

And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainBlood, as symbol of guiltDeath penaltyRevenge, And RetaliationSanctity Of LifeSevenfoldRestraints From KillingMarks On PeopleDeath Penalty For KillingMan AvengingRevenge

And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainPay Attention To People!

If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainAvenger of bloodRevenge, Examples OfSevenfoldSeventiesMan AvengingMental AbuseRevenge

And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.

Verse ConceptsAdam, After The FallAbelAbel and CainMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenExchange Of IndividualsKilling Named IndividualsPeople With Apt NamesAdam and evepremarital

Every living thing on the face of all the earth, man and cattle and things moving on the face of the earth, and birds of the air, came to destruction: only Noah and those who were with him in the ark, were kept from death.

Verse ConceptsFlood, TheCovenant, God's with NoahRemnantDeath Of CreaturesGod KillingSole SurvivorsDeath Of Other GroupsGod Killing All People

And death came to Haran when he was with his father Terah in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldees.

Verse Conceptsnatural DeathDeath Of A Father

And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenTransferring Wives

See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

Verse ConceptsKindnessPeople's Inability To SaveEscaping To MountainsPossibility Of DeathGod Showed His LovingkindnessUnable To Save

Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, will you put to death an upright nation?

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfAbsence Of SexGod KillingGod Will Kill The PeoplesPlea Of Innocence

So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.

Verse ConceptsMediatorAbraham, The Friend Of GodKept Alive By MenDeath As PunishmentReinstating PeoplePraying For SinnersNamed Prophets Of The LordHusband And WifeGiving Back

And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

Verse ConceptsFailureNo Fear Of GodWhy People Did Things

And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveDepression, SymptomsLove, And The WorldFear, Of DeathNot Seeing PeopleSoliloquyFear Of DeathOthers MourningDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A Motherdistance

And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamKnivesStretching OutKilling Sons And Daughters

And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah.

Verse ConceptsGriefLossSorrowWeepingMourning The Death Of OthersDeath

And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfAfterlifeAgingDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeathAge

Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son.

Verse ConceptsBlessed By God

And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon Happen

And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of DeathWhy Do You Do This?Transferring Wives

And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.

Verse ConceptsTouching To HarmDeath Penalty For KillingThe King's Orders

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

Verse ConceptsTasteRequesting FoodSavourinessBefore DeathLoving Other ThingsPeople Blessing

Go and get some roe's meat and make me a good meal, so that I may be full, and give you my blessing before the Lord before my death.

Verse ConceptsRequesting FoodSavourinessBefore DeathPeople BlessingMothers Deathgames

And you will take it to him, so that he may have a good meal and give you his blessing before his death.

Verse ConceptsRequesting FoodBefore DeathPeople Blessing

Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleTelling What People Said

As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.

Verse ConceptsApproval To KillRobbing GodsIn Men's Presence

Be my saviour from the hand of Esau, my brother: for my fear is that he will make an attack on me, putting to death mother and child.

Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalKilling Whole FamiliesFear Of IndividualsPeople Attacking Their OwnMotherhood

But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death.

Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekExterminationDeath Of All MalesPhysical PainTwo SonsPleasurablenessMassacres

And Hamor and his son they put to death with the sword, and they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

Verse ConceptsTaking Other People

And in the hour when her life went from her (for death came to her), she gave the child the name Ben-oni: but his father gave him the name of Benjamin.

Verse ConceptsAfterlifePainSuffering, Nature OfBlessings For The Right HandPeople With Apt NamesIntermediate StateMothers DeathDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A Father

At his death, Jobab, son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Jobab, Husham, from the country of the Temanites, became king in his place.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Husham, Hadad, son of Bedad, who overcame the Midianites in the field of Moab, became king; his chief town was named Avith.

Verse ConceptsdefeatForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, became king.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadar became king in his place; his chief town was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsNamed WivesRulers Of Edom

But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

Verse ConceptsPlottingSeeing At A DistanceAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleSeeing PeopleConspiracySiblingsdistance

Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals DevouringAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleUnfulfilled Word

Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

Verse ConceptsSheddingReinstating PeopleIndividuals Saving Others

And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

Verse ConceptsHiding Sins

Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitDippingCovered With BloodKilling Domesticated AnimalsColor

And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesFine ClothesAnimals Eating PeopleWild Animals Devouring

Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsGod KillingGod Killing Individuals

And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsSpilling Your Seed On The Ground

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.

Verse ConceptsSinglenessGrowing UpDaughters In LawPossibility Of DeathActual WidowsWaiting Till Marriage

But the chief bread-maker was put to death by hanging, as Joseph had said.

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyPeople Hung To Death

And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

Verse ConceptsReinstating PeoplePeople Hung To Death

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Verse ConceptsVisitingKept Alive By Men

And come back to me with your youngest brother, so that your words may be seen to be true, and you will not be put to death. This is what you are to do.

Verse ConceptsThe Youngest Child

And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

Verse ConceptsTwo Sons

If it comes to light that any of your servants has done this, let him be put to death, and we will be your lord's servants.

Verse ConceptsApproval To Kill

And we said to my lord, His father will not let him go; for if he went away his father would come to his death.

Verse ConceptsPossibility Of DeathPeople Abandoning People

The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesNot Seeing People

When he sees that the boy is not with us, he will come to his death, and our father's grey head will go down in sorrow to the underworld.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted To DeathGreyNowhere To Be Found

And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.

Verse ConceptsBefore DeathLiving On

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will see that you come back again, and at your death Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.

Verse ConceptsPreparation For BurialLaying On Hands To HealGod Will Be With YouGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egyptefficiency

And the sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah: but Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

Verse ConceptsReadinessParental LoveResigned To DeathLiving OnSeeing People

And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

Verse ConceptsSubjectionKept Alive By MenGroups Of SlavesIndividuals Saving Others

And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfUnhappiness

Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathGod Will Be With YouReturning to their landDeath Will Soon Happen

Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded.

Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

Verse ConceptsGrudgesResentment, Against PeopleResponseRepaying Evil For EvilNamed People Angry With Others

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

Verse ConceptsBefore Death

Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofProperty, LandThe Promised LandGod VisitingNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDeath Approaching

So Joseph came to his death, being a hundred and ten years old: and they made his body ready, and he was put in a chest in Egypt.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100embalmingBurials, FeaturesPreparation For BurialAge At DeathDeath ApproachingImmigrants

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