7 occurrences

'Kept' in the Bible

{And Abram kept moving on}, toward the Negev.

Verse ConceptsParticular Journeys

Then God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you did this, and I also {kept you from sinning} against me. Therefore, I did not allow you to touch her.

Verse ConceptsTouchAbsence Of SexNot TouchingPlea Of InnocenceDirect Communication Through Dreams

because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

Verse ConceptsAbraham, The Friend Of GodObedienceObeying Godstatuescommandmentsobeying

And Jacob heard that Dinah his daughter had been defiled, but his sons were with his flocks in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they came.

Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfRapeIndividuals Being SilentPeople Being Polluted

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter [in mind].

Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfEnvy, Example OfPeople RememberingThose Jealous Of People

Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, but you will be kept in prison so that your words might be tested [to see] if [there is] truth with you. And if not, by the life of Pharaoh surely you [are] spies."

Verse ConceptsPrisonersSpyingPeople Sending People

If you [are] honest, let one of your brothers be kept in prison {where you are now being kept}, but [the rest of] you go, carry grain for the famine for your households.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPeople Providing Food

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Celebrate (93 instances)
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Sustain (46 instances)