8 occurrences in 8 translations

'Doorway' in the Bible

If you do what is appropriate, you'll be accepted, won't you? But if you don't do what is appropriate, sin is crouching near your doorway, turning toward you. Now as for you, will you take dominion over it?"

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, divineAcceptance, From GodAbel and CainDoorsSin, Causes OfCrouchingEvil DesiresThe Entrance Of SinAcceptanceDoing The Right ThingSmiling

And Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he was sitting in the doorway of the tent at the heat of the day.

Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw [them] and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

And he said, "I will certainly return to you {in the spring}, and look, Sarah your wife [will have] a son." Now Sarah [was] listening at the doorway of the tent, and which [was] behind him.

Verse ConceptsListeningSanctity Of LifeConceptionBirths ForetoldThe Promise Of A Babysarah

But Lot went out to them at the doorway, and shut the door behind him,

Verse ConceptsShutting SecurelyShutting Doors

and blinded the men who were at the entrance of the house, from the least important to the greatest, so they were unable to find the doorway.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGod BlindingNot Finding

And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.

Verse ConceptsGatesHeaven, God's HabitationAweRising EarlyMorning DevotionsTerror Of GodBethel The House Of GodHeavenly Vision

So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.

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Doorway (256 instances)
Portal (1 instance)
Threshold (29 instances)

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