83 occurrences

'Sun' in the Bible

As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him.

Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse

When the sun had fully set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a fiery torch passed between the animal pieces.

Verse ConceptsFurnacesLampsPassing ThroughSmokeCandlesAnimal Sacrifices, BurntSunsetsGod Appearing In FireGod Is LightDarkness Of NightWeedsmoking

The sun had risen over the land about the time Lot reached Zoar.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakDestinationsAt Daybreak

He reached a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun was setting. He found a stone there, used it for a pillow, and slept there for the night,

Verse ConceptsNightThe SunBedsSunsetsStones As Monuments

"Look!" Jacob replied. "The sun is still high. It's not yet time for the flocks to be gathered. Let's water the sheep, then let them graze."

Verse ConceptsThe SunGathering CreaturesUntimelinessFeeding AnimalsDuring The DayNot The Time

The sun was rising above Jacob as he crossed over from Peniel, limping due to his wounded thigh.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakAt Daybreak

But then he had another dream, and he proceeded to tell his brothers about that one, too. "I had another dream," he said. "The sun, moon, and eleven of the stars were bowing down before me!"

Verse ConceptsMoonSubjectionBowing Before JosephElevenDreams Involving Unusual ImagesThe Moon

Every morning they gathered it, according to what each needed to eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted.

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesThe SunGathering FoodHot Weather

When Moses' hands became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, and so his hands were steady until the sun went down.

Verse ConceptsSittingSunsetsPeople Sitting DownOther Supportingtired

but if the sun has risen on him, then it is a capital crime in that case. A thief shall certainly make restitution, but if he has nothing, he is to be sold for his theft.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature Of

When the sun has gone down and he has been cleansed, he may eat of the sacred things, since that's his food.

Verse ConceptsSunsetsFood For Priests Defined

I'll destroy your high places and cut down your sun pillars. Then I'll cast your dead bodies on top of the bodies of your idols. I'll loathe you.

Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesDestruction Of Satan's WorksInadequate BurialsNo IncenseFate Of IdolatersGod Hating People

These two and a half tribes received their inheritance this side of the Jordan River, east of Jericho, facing the rising sun."

Verse ConceptsBeyond Jordan

Do not gaze toward the heavens and observe the sun, the moon, the stars the entire array of the sky with the intent to worship and serve what the LORD your God gave every nation.

Verse ConceptsAstrologyPlanetsMoonSkyStarsThe SunIdolatry Consists OfDo Not Have Other godsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonWorship Of The SunSunWorshiping TogetherSunshineThe Moonadoration

He may be following and serving other gods by bowing down to them that is, to the sun, the moon, or to any of the heavenly host (something I did not command).

Verse ConceptsMoonStarsThe SunIdolatry Consists OfDifferent GodsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonSunWorshiping GodThe Moon

Pay his wages that same day before the sun sets, because he is poor and his livelihood depends on it. Otherwise, he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will incur guilt."

Verse ConceptsEveningMastersBusiness EthicsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSunsetsDebtMoralityGiving Back

Your territorial border will extend from the wilderness to the Lebanon Mountains, to the river that great River Euphrates all the land of the Hittites as far as the Mediterranean Sea where the sun sets.

Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

Later that day, Joshua spoke to the LORD while the LORD was delivering the Amorites to the Israelis. This is what he said in the presence of Israel: "Sun, be still over Gibeon! Moon, stand in place in the Aijalon Valley!"

Verse ConceptsThe SunEclipseSolar EclipseSunshine

So the sun remained still and the moon stood in place until the nation settled their score with their enemies. This is recorded, is it not, in the book of Jashar? The sun stood in place in the middle of the sky and seemed not to be in a hurry to set for nearly an entire day.

Verse ConceptsBooksBooks, Not PreservedSkyOne DayHistorical BooksSunSunshineThe Moonmovement

"May all of your enemies perish like this, LORD! But may those who love him be like the ascending sun in its strength!" Then the land enjoyed quiet for 40 years.

Verse ConceptsDawnDeborahNoonThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsEnemies Of GodTime Of PeaceLove And StrengthSunPeace And Strengthcrusades

Tomorrow morning when the sun is up, get up early and attack the city. When Gaal and his army come out to fight you, do whatever you can to them."

Verse ConceptsDawnMorningThe SunThose Who Rose Early

So they continued on their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which is part of Benjamin's territorial allotment.

They told the messengers who had come, "You are to say this to the men of Jabesh-gilead, "Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be delivered.'" The messengers went and reported to the men of Jabesh, and they rejoiced.

Verse ConceptsThe SunGod's Action TomorrowHot WeatherIndividuals Saving Othersdeliverance

Then all the people cried again because of him. Everyone tried to persuade David to have a meal while there was still daylight, but David took an oath by saying, "May God to do like this to me and more, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!"

Verse ConceptsPersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.

Verse ConceptsDawnGrassRainLight Of God's PeopleLightSunA New DaySunshineclouds

The battle continued on for the rest of the day while the king of Israel was propped up in front of the Arameans until the sun set, at which time he died. The blood from Ahab's wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfCovered With BloodOther Supporting

As the Moabites arose early that morning, the sun cast its rays on the water, and to the Moabites, the water across from them appeared to be red like blood.

Verse ConceptsTurned To BloodThose Who Rose EarlyRosesSunshine

The king unseated the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places throughout the cities of Judah and in the environs surrounding Jerusalem, including those who had been burning incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to every star in the heavens.

Verse ConceptsConstellationsHigh PlacesMoonPriests, Institution In Ot TimesShrinesIncense Offered AmissIdolatrous Worship Of The Moon

He abolished the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun at the entrance to the LORD's Temple, near the offices of Nathan-melech, the official, that were in the precincts. He also set fire to the chariots of the sun.

Verse ConceptsChamberlainsBurning Idolatrous ThingsAbandoning IdolsPrivate Rooms

The battle continued on for the rest of the day while the king of Israel propped himself up in front of the Arameans until the sun set, at which time he died.

if I look at the sun when it shines or the moon as it rises in steady splendor,

Verse ConceptsMoonShiningIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonMoving OnSunThe MoonMoving To A New Place

"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?

Verse ConceptsSkySunSunshineclouds

yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens,

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfThe SunTentsGod's Call, EveryoneSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Gospel WorldwideGoing Through the MotionsThe End Of The World

God, the LORD, has spoken. He has summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting place.

Verse ConceptseastGod, Power OfThe SunWestGod SpeakingThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

May they be like a snail that dries up as it crawls; like a woman's stillborn baby, who never saw the sun.

Verse ConceptsMiscarriagesMiscarriages And Stillborn

May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine from generation to generation.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsMoonEternal LoyaltyFear Of ChristSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Moon

May his fame be eternal as long as the sun may his name endure, and may they be blessed through him, and may all nations call him blessed.

Verse ConceptsConsistencyMission, Of IsraelBlessing Through God's People

His dynasty will last forever and his throne will be like the sun before me.

Verse ConceptsThe SunChrist Reigning ForeverThe Dynasty Of DavidSun

When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.

Verse ConceptsDaybreakLying Down To RestAt Daybreak

the sun to illumine the day, for his gracious love is everlasting

Verse ConceptsProvision Of Day

The sun rises, the sun sets, then rushes back to where it arose.

Verse ConceptsThe SunOthers Going DownThings Going UpRising

Furthermore, though they never saw the sun nor learned anything, they are more content than the other.

Verse ConceptsThose Who Were Ignorant

Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain

Verse ConceptsClouds, Natural UseLooking Through WindowsOvertaken By DarknessDarkening Sun Moon And StarsSunshineThe Moon

Don't stare at me because I'm dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn't take care of my own vineyard.

Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansScorchingLooking Intently At PeopleBlack PeopleUnnamed People Angry With OthersSunMothers And SonsColorSunshine

Who is this who appears like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awesome as an army with banners?

Verse ConceptsThe Moon

For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light.

Verse ConceptsConstellationsAstronomyMoonEclipsesSheddingOrionDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndAstronomical SignsCosmic Disturbances

At that time, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.

Verse ConceptsLanguagesFive ThingsCities Under Attack

Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the sun's light will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

Verse ConceptsAstronomyLight, NaturalMoonSevenSevenfoldGod HealsMillennial Kingdom, Christ Restores IsraelSunSunshineThe Moonscars

Watch! I will make the shadow on the steps of the upper dial of Ahaz that marks the sun go ten steps backwards."'" Then the sunlight turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had gone down.

Verse ConceptsAstronomyLight, NaturalShadowsStairwaysThe SunSun DialsTen ThingsStepsMoving OnRecoveryEclipseSolar Eclipse

"You are stirring up one from the north, and they are coming from the rising of the sun; and he will be called by his name. Rulers will arrive like mud; just like a potter, he will trample the clay.

Verse ConceptsClayeastCraftsmenPotterVictory, As An Act Of GodPotteryClay, UsesOut Of The North

They won't hunger or thirst, nor will the desert heat or sun beat upon them; for the one who has compassion on them will drive them and guide them alongside springs of water.

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesGuidance, God's Promises OfHeatSpring Of WaterThe SunWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMetaphorical SpringsPlenty Through ChristControlling Sun Moon And StarsWater, As A Symbol Of Salvationhunger

So people will fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glories from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a pent-up stream that the breath of the LORD drives along.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of Godenemies, of Israel and JudahHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityReverence, And God's NatureWestGlory Of GodEast And WestGod In The WindSurvivalOvercoming Adversity

"The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

Verse ConceptsThe SunGod Bestowing GloryLightSunSunshineThe Moon

Your sun won't set, nor will your moon withdraw itself for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will end.

Verse ConceptsUnhappinessPromised LightEternally With GodNot MourningSunSunshineThe Moongrieving

They'll be spread out to the sun, the moon, and all the stars of the heavens, which they loved and served, and which they followed, consulted, and worshipped. Their bones won't be collected, nor will they be buried. They'll be like dung on the surface of the ground.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligiondirtAstrologyMoonStarsDefecationBonesNo BurialsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonGod Judging Star WorshippersThe Moon

"The woman who gave birth to seven will grow faint, her life will expire. Her sun will set while it's still day. She will be disgraced and humiliated. I'll kill the rest of them with swords in the presence of their enemies," declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationThe SunSeven ChildrenLife Cut ShortGod Will Cause Defeat

This is what the LORD says, who gives the sun for light by day, the laws that govern the moon and stars for light by night, and who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name:

Verse ConceptsFate, And FatalismAstronomyCommands, in OTLight, NaturalMoonNatureOceansOrderly PatternsGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Sea Stirred UpSunshineThe Moon

Your altars will become desolate and your sun pillars will be shattered. I'll throw your slain down right in front of your idols.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Satan's WorksFate Of IdolatersIn Frontpoop

In all the places where you live, the cities will be desolate. The high places will also be desolate so that your altars will be laid waste, bearing the punishment appropriate to them. Your idols will be shattered, your sun pillars will be hewn down, and your works will be obliterated.

Verse ConceptsAbolish, Evil ThingsDestruction Of CitiesDestruction Of Satan's WorksUseless LabourOne's DeedsAbandoning Idols

Then he brought me to the inner court of the LORD's Temple. There, at the entrance to the LORD's Temple, between the porch and the altar, were 25 men, with their backs toward the LORD's Temple and facing the east, prostrating themselves to the sun.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionBowingThe SunPollutionsAnimismTurning One's BackFacing EastBowing To False GodsTwenty SomeWorship Of The SunCourts Of The TempleSunWorshiping GodSunshinefootballapostasyislam

with sails made with embroidered Egyptian linen, festooned with blue banners, and with your sun shades made with purple cloth from Cypress.

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseembroideryLinenColors, BlueBlue ClothPurple ClothFlagssailing

When I extinguish your lights, I'll cover the heavens and darken their stars. I'll cover the sun with a cloud and the moon won't reflect its light.

Verse ConceptsMoonEclipsesDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndAstronomical SignsCosmic DisturbancesLuciferThe Moon

When the king heard this, he was greatly upset, because he was determined to make every effort to save Daniel before the sun set.

Verse ConceptsRegretThoughts Of The RighteousSunsetsIndividuals Saving Others

"The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDAstronomyMoonSkyEclipsesGod Shaking The EarthTremblingDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndSeal Judgments

It will come about at that time," declares the Lord GOD, "I will cause the sun to set at noon and the earth to darken in the daylight.

Verse ConceptsBlackAstronomyNoonThe SunDarkness During DaytimeDarkening Sun Moon And StarsAstronomical SignsCosmic DisturbancesSunEclipseSolar EclipseSunshineThe Moon

"You will have nights without visions, and darkness without prophecy. The sun will set on the prophets, and the day will darken for them.

Verse ConceptsVisionsThe SunSunsetsSpiritual NightOvertaken By DarknessNo VisionsSpiritual DarknessEclipse

Your imperial guards are like the swarming grasshopper; your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers, settling in the stone walls on a chilly day. The sun rises, and they flee away; no one knows where they went.

Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersHot WeatherCold WeatherUnknown ThingsEvil Fleeing

The sun and moon stand still in their orbits; at the glint of your arrows they speed along, even at the gleam of your flashing spear.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningTheophanyThe SunSparklingWeapons Of GodControlling Sun Moon And StarsArrowsThe Moon

Even so, from where the sun rises to where it sets my name will be great among the Gentiles. Incense will be brought to me everywhere, along with pure offerings, because my name will be great among the Gentiles," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

Verse ConceptsGod, Present EverywhereHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityOfferingsWestThe Gentiles ConversionEast And WestThe Nations Before GodRising

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