34 occurrences

'People' in the Bible

A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainCalling upon GodGod, The LordGod, Titles And Names OfActivity Begun

As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastLiving In The Land

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people he had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Verse ConceptsAbraham

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.”

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Characteristics OfSlavery, In Ot

If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Verse ConceptsForeskinsBreaking The Covenant

What if there are 50 righteous people in the city? Will You really sweep it away instead of sparing the place for the sake of the 50 righteous people who are in it?

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDestruction Of CitiesNot SparingNumbers Of Righteous People

The Lord said, “If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

Verse ConceptsFiftiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleA Good Man

for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the Lord, that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

Verse ConceptsAngels as agents of judgmentSodom And GomorrahReprobatesGod Sending ProphetsOutcry

Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hittites, the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsSalutations

“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingIn Men's PresencePeople Giving Other Things

Abraham bowed down to the people of the land

and said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, “Please listen to me. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.”

Verse ConceptsThe Cave Of MachpelahIn Men's Presence

He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Means OfAfterlifeAgingDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfGathered To One's PeopleDeathAge

This is the length of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.

Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100Age At DeathGathered To One's People

And the Lord said to her:Two nations are in your womb;two people will come from you and be separated.One people will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

Then Abimelech said, “What is this you’ve done to us? One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.”

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

So Abimelech warned all the people with these words: “Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly die.”

Verse ConceptsTouching To HarmDeath Penalty For KillingThe King's Orders

Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; he divided the people with him into two camps, along with the flocks, cattle, and camels.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies InTwo GroupsOwning LivestockHalf Of GroupsFear Of IndividualsPossessing Sheep

Esau said, “Let me leave some of my people with you.”But he replied, “Why do that? Please indulge me, my lord.”

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleLiving In The Land

But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleBecoming Like PeopleConsentLiving In The LandNecessity Of Circumcision

Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, and all the people of his household, as well as his herds, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan; he went to a land away from his brother Jacob.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesPeople Parting

You will be over my house, and all my people will obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

Verse ConceptsPalacesThronePromotionRelative GreatnessRespect For People

Extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

Verse ConceptsRequesting Food

Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

and Joseph moved the people to the cities from one end of Egypt to the other.

Then Joseph said to the people, “Understand today that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you. Sow it in the land.

Verse ConceptsCultivationLiteral PlantingPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing

Dan will judge his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.

Then he commanded them: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Verse ConceptsAffection, Kinds OfLove, And The WorldNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of MachpelahMen's OrdersGathered To One's Peoplegrandfathers

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he drew his feet into the bed and died. He was gathered to his people.

Verse ConceptsBedsDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfLast WordsGathered To One's People

Bible Theasaurus

Citizenry (1 instance)
Commonwealth (2 instances)
Masses (21 instances)
Million (4 instances)
Multitude (361 instances)
Populate (4 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

ὄχλος 
Ochlos 
Usage: 172

אמּה 
'ummah 
Usage: 3

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

לאום לאם 
L@om 
Usage: 35

עדה 
`edah 
Usage: 149

עם 
`am (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

ערב 
`ereb 
Usage: 134

δῆμος 
Demos 
Usage: 4

ἔθνος 
Ethnos 
Usage: 132

κακῶς 
Kakos 
be sick 9 , be diseased 9 , evil , grievously , sore , miserable , amiss , sick people 9
Usage: 12

λαός 
Laos 
Usage: 137

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