26 occurrences in 7 translations

'Larger' in the Bible

Portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, and Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of theirs. They drank, and they got intoxicated with Joseph.

Verse ConceptsBanquets, Examples OfTables

To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

You are to divide the land among yourselves by lot according to your families. The larger the families are in number, the larger their inheritance is to be. The fewer the families are in number, the lesser their inheritance is to be. To whomever the lot falls, that inheritance goes to him. Divide it according to your ancestral tribes.

Verse ConceptsCasting LotsReal EstateAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

Of the cities that you give from the Israelites’ territory, you should take more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one. Each tribe is to give some of its cities to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance it receives.”

Verse ConceptsAccording To PeopleFew PeopleMany In Israel

Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us, saying: The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, fortified to the heavens. We also saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCitydoubt, results ofdiscouragementHeart, HumanLargenessPessimismSkyHuman EmotionFaint HeartednessGiantsLosing CourageWhere To?Sky, Figurative Use

"Hear, Israel, you [are] about to cross the Jordan today to go to dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you, great cities fortified {with high walls},

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCityLargenessComparisonsCrossing Into The Promised Landisrael

then Yahweh will drive out all [of] these nations {before you}, and you will dispossess nations larger and more numerous than you.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

“When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

Verse ConceptsBattlesTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithChariotsGod, Present EverywhereWeaponsMinoritiesGod With YouMany EnemiesDo Not Fear MenGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptPrinciples Of WarWarBattlearmy

You must not have two differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller.

So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed because Gibeon was a large city like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were warriors.

Verse ConceptsCityLargenessFearing Other People

Joab replied to the king, "May the Lord your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?"

Verse ConceptsOne HundredGod Multipling PeopleAdding People

Joab replied, "May the Lord make his army a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?"

Verse ConceptsGod Multipling People

The larger room he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.

Verse ConceptsChainsOverlaid With Wood

The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.

The Aramean army attacked with only a small force, but the LORD delivered a much larger army into their control because Judah had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. And so the Aramean army carried out God's judgment on Joash.

Verse ConceptsLargenessLarge Armies

I bought male and female slaves and I had homeborn slaves. Also I possessed flocks and herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGroups Of Slaves

You have made the nation larger, O Lord, you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, you have extended all the borders of the land.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesEnlargementGod Multipling People

Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.

Verse ConceptsDevelopmentStretching OutRopesCordsEnlargementSpiritual ProgressPegsspacecredibility

From the base on the ground to its lower edge is to be two cubits, with its width to be one cubit. From the lesser ledge to the larger edge is to be four cubits. Its width is to be one cubit.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Temple Furniture

The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative MeasuresRight Measuresmeasurement

The quota of oil in liquid measures will be one percent of every cor. The cor equals 10 liquid measures or one standard larger capacity measure, since 10 liquid measures equal one standard larger capacity measure.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryWeights And Measures, LiquidComparative Measures

and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates.

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryEyes In ProphecyThree Other Things

The king of the North will again raise a multitude larger than the first. After some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalMany CombatantsReturn From The Northarmy

Cross over to Calneh and see;go from there to great Hamath;then go down to Gath of the Philistines.Are you better than these kingdoms?Is their territory larger than yours?

Verse ConceptsAdvantages

Bible Theasaurus

Bigger (6 instances)
Bombastic (2 instances)
Expanded (6 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Larger (35 instances)
Prominent (37 instances)

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