31 occurrences

'Persons' in the Bible

All these were the children of Rachel whom Jacob had by her, fourteen persons.

Verse ConceptsFourteen

These were the children of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, seven persons.

Verse ConceptsSeven People

All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt, the offspring of his body, were sixty-six, without taking into account the wives of Jacob's sons.

Verse ConceptsSixties

And the sons of Joseph whom he had in Egypt were two. Seventy persons of the family of Jacob came into Egypt.

Verse ConceptsSeventiesSeventyTwo Sons

All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.

Verse ConceptsSeventySeventies

And if the lamb is more than enough for the family, let that family and its nearest neighbour have a lamb between them, taking into account the number of persons and how much food is needed for every man.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessEating Before GodAccording To PeopleFew PeopleNeighbours

Say to the children of Israel, If a man makes a special oath, you will give your decision as to the value of the persons for the Lord.

And from the men of war who went out let there be offered to the Lord one out of every five hundred, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep:

Verse ConceptsTributes

And from the part given to the children of Israel, take one out of every fifty, from the persons, and from the oxen and asses and sheep, and give it to the Levites who have the care of the House of the Lord.

And thirty-two thousand persons, that is, women who had never had sex relations with a man.

Verse ConceptsThirty Thousand And Up

And the number of persons was sixteen thousand, of which the Lord's part was thirty-two persons.

Verse ConceptsThirty SomeEleven To Nineteen Thousand

Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the Lord your God has made you like the stars of heaven in number.

Verse ConceptsStarsSeventies

That good-for-nothing persons have gone out from among you, turning the people of their town from the right way and saying, Let us go and give worship to other gods, of whom you have no knowledge;

Verse ConceptsSatan, Agents OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTownAbominations, Judgments OfApostatesUnknown GodsDifferent GodsEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.

Verse ConceptsCoinageHiring

Now give up those good-for-nothing persons in Gibeah so that we may put them to death, clearing away the evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not give ear to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsPurity, Moral And SpiritualHanding Over PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual Sin

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into the guest room, and made them take the chief place among all the guests who were there, about thirty persons.

Verse ConceptsThirtyGreat Individuals

But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.

Verse ConceptsGiftsReproachInsultsPrejudiceSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfSuperiorityTreasonIndividuals Being SilentNo One Can SaveNot Giving

And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

Verse Conceptsethics, socialPersecution, Forms OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;

Verse ConceptsAgingDiscernment Of GovernorsReasonDiscernmentThe Elderly

He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismSecrecy

I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.

Verse ConceptsFellowship With WickedEvil AssociationsAssociationsPretendingHypocrisy

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Verse ConceptsUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedPeople StumblingNot Knowing PeopleRejoicing In Evil

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Qualities NeededAmusements, Evil ResultsDaydreamingPoverty, Causes OfSluggardsTilling The SoilIndustryPovertyCultivationBecoming Poor

And in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he took away as prisoners from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons:

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

In the twenty-third year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away as prisoners seven hundred and forty-five of the Jews: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredFour Thousand

And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forCityLack Of DiscernmentImmaturityAnimal LifeWorldlinessAnimals, Care ForAnimals, God's Care OfOne Hundred Thousand And MoreGod Will Show MercyIgnorant Of Factsempathyjonah

Her prophets are good-for-nothing persons, full of deceit: her priests have made the holy place unclean and have gone violently against the law.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesSanctuaryTreacheryCorrupt PriestsPollutionsWicked ProphetsLack Of HolinessUnfaithful

Bible Theasaurus

Individual (61 instances)
Mortal (60 instances)
Persons (187 instances)
Somebody (34 instances)
Someone (466 instances)

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