9 occurrences

'Oaks' in the Bible

So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the Lord there.

Verse ConceptsAltarsTreesBuilding AltarsOaks

A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner. (All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)

Verse ConceptsAlliancesAbraham, Characteristics OfAllegiancesOaksOthers Who FledTelling Of Happenings

The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are so high and mighty, for all the oaks of Bashan;

Verse ConceptsOaks

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles.

Verse ConceptsIvoryShipsOaks

For Israel's sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.

Verse ConceptsAmoritesCedarRootsGiantsOaks

Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.

Verse ConceptsFir TreesWailingFelling TreesDestruction Of PlantsOaksHarming Trees

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