20 occurrences

'Gave' in the Bible

When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it, Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.

She answered, "Please give me a special present. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses.

They took the Canaanites' daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight. The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because they had done evil in the Lord's sight.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahPower, HumanGod's People Sinning

He said to her, "Give me a little water to drink, because I'm thirsty." She opened a goatskin container of milk and gave him some milk to drink. Then she covered him up again.

Verse ConceptsBottle, UsesMilkWaterBeverages, LiteralDairy

He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.

Verse ConceptsButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

I rescued you from Egypt's power and from the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave their land to you.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toGod Gave The Land

He divided the three hundred men into three units. He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLampsWarfare, Strategies InThree To Four HundredTrumpets For BattleDividing Into Three GroupsThree Hundred And Above

His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Gilead's wife also gave him sons. When his wife's sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, "You are not going to inherit any of our father's wealth, because you are another woman's son."

Verse ConceptsHalf brothers

After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. She died a virgin. Her tragic death gave rise to a custom in Israel.

Manoah's wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.

Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultChildren, Good Examples OfGrowing UpBlessed By GodBabies Being A Blessingempowerment

When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Customs ConcerningWeddingsMarriage, The BridegroomThirty

The Lord's spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes and gave them to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home.

Verse ConceptsThirtyPeople Giving ClothesAngry PeopleNumbers Of Foreigners KilledGifts Of Supernatural Strengthcrusades

Her father said, "I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!"

Verse ConceptsHating IndividualsTransferring Wives

The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They were told, "Samson, the Timnite's son-in-law, because the Timnite took Samson's bride and gave her to his best man." So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father.

Verse ConceptsSons In LawBurning PeopleWho Is The Doer?Transferring Wives

When he gave back to his mother the eleven hundred pieces of silver, his mother said, "I solemnly dedicate this silver to the Lord. It will be for my son's benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image."

When he gave the silver back to his mother, she took two hundred pieces of silver to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah's house.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenMetalworkersSkill

The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites gave to them the women they had spared from Jabesh Gilead. But there were not enough to go around.

Verse ConceptsShortage Other Than Food

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Afford (14 instances)
Apply (36 instances)
Collapse (34 instances)
Commit (177 instances)
Consecrate (84 instances)
Contribute (15 instances)
Dedicate (36 instances)
Devote (49 instances)
Establish (175 instances)
Founder (7 instances)
Generate (1 instance)
Impart (19 instances)

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