1 occurrence in 5 translations

'Pretense' in the Bible

They entered the house under the pretense of getting wheat and mortally wounded him in the stomach. Then Recab and his brother Baanah escaped.

Verse ConceptsBetrayalStomachsTreachery

Bible Theasaurus

Dissembling (1 instance)
Feigning (2 instances)
Guise (3 instances)
Pretense (13 instances)
Pretension (1 instance)
Pretext (13 instances)

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