35 occurrences in 13 translations

'Forward' in the Bible

And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Verse ConceptsAccess To God, In Old TestamentStrangersExclusionMaking The TabernacleDeath Due To God's PresenceDanger When God Is NearDeath ApproachingMoving To A New Place

The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstOne Hundred Thousand And MoreFirst To Fight

The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreSecond ThingDeath Of Other Groups

Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

Verse ConceptsCamp, Of IsraelLevitesThe Middle

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreThird Person

The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And MoreLast Ones

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.

Verse ConceptsFlagsCamping During The Exodus

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesSetting Out

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Verse ConceptsHoliness,  Worldly SeparationTouchCarrying Holy ThingsDeath Due To God's PresenceNot Touching

“The priest is to bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord.

Verse ConceptsStanding

And make the Levites come forward in front of the Tent of meeting, and let all the children of Israel come together:

Verse ConceptsCongregationAssembling Israel

At the order of the Lord the children of Israel went forward, and at the order of the Lord they put up their tents: as long as the cloud was resting on the House, they did not go away from that place.

Verse ConceptsSetting OutCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

And sometimes the cloud was there only from evening to morning; and when the cloud was taken up in the morning they went on their journey again: or if it was resting there by day and by night, whenever the cloud was taken up they went forward.

Verse ConceptsMorningOne DaySetting Out

Or if the cloud came to rest on the House for two days or a month or a year without moving, the children of Israel went on waiting there and did not go on; but whenever it was taken up they went forward on their journey.

Verse ConceptsTwo DaysOne MonthSetting Out

At the word of the Lord they put up their tents, and at the word of the Lord they went forward on their journey: they kept the orders of the Lord as he gave them by Moses.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionSetting OutCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

Verse ConceptsSetting Out

And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie southward shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm on their setting forward.

Verse ConceptsSouthDoing Things TwiceSetting Out

And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stood still in the wilderness of Paran.

Verse ConceptsParticular Journeys

They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

Verse ConceptsFirst Actions

The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Verse ConceptsFlagsOrder Of MarchFirst To ActPeople Of Judah

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsCarrying Holy ThingsThe Tabernacle

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Verse ConceptsFlags

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.

Verse ConceptsMaking The TabernacleCarrying Holy ThingsThe Tabernacle

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

Verse ConceptsFlags

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelFlagsLast Ones

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

Verse ConceptsOrder Of Marchorganization

And they set forward from the mountain of Jehovah and went three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting-place for them.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, DescriptionWeights And Measures, DistancesArk Of The Covenant, Names ForThree DaysThe Ark Moved AroundSeeking For Concrete ThingsThings Going BeforeArk Of The Covenant

And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day when they set forward out of the camp.

Verse ConceptsDuring The Day

And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahScattering The PeoplesThe Ark Moved AroundGod ArisingFleeing From GodHating GodGod Overcoming

Then the Lord descended in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them came forward,

Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsRevelation, In OtGod Appearing At The Doorway

So Miriam was shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days: and the people did not go forward on their journey till Miriam had come in again.

Verse ConceptsMotionlessnessStaying Put

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

Verse ConceptsCamping During The Exodus

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyRivers And StreamsBeyond JordanCamping During The Exodus

Then the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh of the families of Manasseh, the son Joseph came forward. Now these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

Bible Theasaurus

Advancing (20 instances)
Eager (70 instances)
Flippant (1 instance)
Forward (296 instances)
Forwards (1 instance)
Onward (32 instances)
Onwards (10 instances)
Promote (40 instances)
Relieve (21 instances)
Transfer (17 instances)

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