12 occurrences

'Resting place' in the Bible

But the dove found no place on which to rest the sole of her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [still] on the face of the entire earth. So he reached out his hand and took the dove, and brought her into the ark.

Verse ConceptsFeetStretching OutNot Being StillFeet In ActionNot StillNoah's Flood

Now it happened at the lodging place, that the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons].

Verse ConceptsInnsOpposition, To Sin And EvilMeeting GodGod KillingStaying TemporarilyGod Killing Individuals

So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, DescriptionWeights And Measures, DistancesArk Of The Covenant, Names ForThree DaysThe Ark Moved AroundSeeking For Concrete ThingsThings Going BeforeArk Of The Covenant

They surrounded [the men of] Benjamin, pursued them relentlessly, and overtook them opposite Gibeah toward the east.

“Now then arise, O Lord God, [and come] to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation and let Your godly ones rejoice in [Your] goodness.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionJoy, And Human ExperienceSaintsSalvation, Illustrations OfGod Giving Rest

“O earth, do not cover my blood,And let there be no [resting] place for my cry [where it will cease being heard].

Verse ConceptsHuman Blood Shed

“This is My resting place forever” [says the Lord];“Here will I dwell, for I have desired it.

Verse ConceptsGod Lives In JerusalemRest

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not destroy his resting place;

Verse ConceptsWaitingAmbush

This is what the Lord says,“Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?And where will My resting place be?

Verse ConceptsFootstoolsFeetEarth, Description OfGod, Present EverywhereGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Nature OfHeaven, God's ThroneGod's OmnipresenceThe Temple In HeavenEarthHeaven Better Than EarthRestThe EarthGoing To Heaven

“My people have become lost sheep;Their shepherds have led them astray.They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains.They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill;They have forgotten their [own] resting place.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, Need For God'sLossRestlessnessSatan, Agents OfSheepShepherds, As OccupationsInadequate ShepherdingWanderersPeople Going AstrayBeing MisleadLost PeopleBeing Lost

The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach [in Syria], with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),

Verse ConceptsWord Of GodGod Seeing All PeopleGod OpposingGod Saves From Sin And Deathdamascus

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Resting-Place (222 instances)