12 occurrences

'Stay' in the Bible

But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Calling And LifeLiving TogetherPeople Providing

Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it's a small one. Let me escape there! It's a small one, isn't it? That way I'll stay alive!"

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSmall ThingsKeeping Oneself AliveOthers Who Fled

Abraham ordered his two servants, "Both of you are to stay here with the donkey. Now as for the youth and me, we'll go up there, we'll worship, and then we'll return to you."

Verse ConceptsBowing Before God

But her brother and mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days at least ten and after that she may go."

Verse ConceptsTen Or More DaysPeople Who Delayed

As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

Verse ConceptsHuntingQuietnessSkillTentsArchers, MenGrowing UpMen Of PeaceOutside The Houseparenting

"It's better that I give her to you than to another man," Laban replied, "so stay with me."

Verse ConceptsGood ActivityStaying TemporarilyGiving In Marriage

Then Laban responded, "If I've found favor in your sight, please stay with me, because I've learned through divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.

Verse ConceptsLearningBlessing Through God's People

He instructed them, "This is what you are to say to my master Esau: "Your servant Jacob told me to tell you, "I've journeyed to stay with Laban and I've remained there until now.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietySojourning

because their holdings were too vast to allow them to stay together, since the land where they had settled was not able to support all of their livestock.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialPeople ProvidingWealthy Peoplepossessions

She kept on talking to him like this day after day, but he wouldn't listen to her. Not only would he refuse to have sex with her, he refused even to stay around her.

Verse ConceptsImportunity, Towards PeopleAbsence Of SexNot With PeopleSaying Repeatedly

So why should we and our land die right in front of you? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed, so we can survive and not die, and so the land won't stay desolate."

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenPossibility Of DeathLiteral PlantingGroups Of Slaves

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Delay (59 instances)
Detain (5 instances)
Hitch (4 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Remain (604 instances)

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