13 occurrences

'Distance' in the Bible

They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesHard Tasks

As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."

Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfUnhappiness

All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.

Verse ConceptsLightningMusical Instruments, types ofSmokeTheophanyThunderFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodWitnessingdistancesmokingThunder Showing God's Presence

The people stayed at a distance, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

Verse ConceptsStanding At A Distancedistance

He said to Moses, "Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Privilegeselders, as community leadersSeventyGoing Up MountainsSeventiesWorshipping Goddistance

"The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp around it."

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseWeights And Measures, DistancesFlags

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesOpposite SidesSons Of The Prophetsdistancefootprints

When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn't recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting DownEnd Of Actionsdistanceprepping

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

Verse ConceptsWarming

As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

Verse ConceptsLeprosyHealingLonelinessQuarantiningHygieneCrying To JesusQuarantineTen PeopleStanding At A Distance

They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed from a distance.

Verse ConceptsArrestingHigh Priest, In NtArresting Christdistance

All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

Verse ConceptsWomenSeeing At A DistanceWatching Christ

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