24 occurrences

'Surrounding' in the Bible

So he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields.

Verse ConceptsThriftGathering Food

The houses of the villages, however, which have no surrounding wall shall be considered as open fields; they have redemption rights and revert in the jubilee.

Verse ConceptsVillagesThe CountrysideReversion Of Things

So Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityFractions, One HalfReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Therefore it shall come about when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your surrounding enemies, in the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you must not forget.

Verse ConceptsBlottingBlotted OutTime Of Peace

Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.

These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities.

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them.

Verse ConceptsOpposite SidesHasty Action

For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.

Verse ConceptsFame

Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest.

Verse ConceptsSculptureThings SurroundingTwo Plant Products

He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven.

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

He built the city all around, from the Millo even to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

Verse ConceptsBuildingZion, As A Place

and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the house of God and for the storehouses of the dedicated things;

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingDivine PlansTreasuriesStores Of Food

Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck down the Edomites who were surrounding him and the commanders of the chariots.

In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins,

When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahSelf ConfidenceFear, Of UnknownSelf EsteemConfidence And Self Esteem

As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfClouds, God's PresenceProstrationRainbowsRainSymbolsGod's Glory In IsraelGod Is LightAppearancesGod's VoiceAppearances ofCloud of gloryThe RainbowColorRainbowcloudsadorationepiphany

before your wickedness was uncovered, so now you have become the reproach of the daughters of Edom and of all who are around her, of the daughters of the Philistines—those surrounding you who despise you.

Verse ConceptsSin Made Knownsyria

The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story. Because the structure surrounding the temple went upward by stages on all sides of the temple, therefore the width of the temple increased as it went higher; and thus one went up from the lowest story to the highest by way of the second story.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysDecksstructure

Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves there.Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones.

Verse ConceptsGathering Other NationsHurrying Others On

Let the nations be arousedAnd come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat,For there I will sit to judgeAll the surrounding nations.

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeJudgment SeatSittingVigourawakening

Therefore, thus says the Lord God,“An enemy, even one surrounding the land,Will pull down your strength from youAnd your citadels will be looted.”

Are you better than No-amon,Which was situated by the waters of the Nile,With water surrounding her,Whose rampart was the sea,Whose wall consisted of the sea?

Verse ConceptsThings SurroundingFigurative WallsSea Dwellers

“In that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while the inhabitants of Jerusalem again dwell on their own sites in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsWoodFire Of JudgementBurning Plants

Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered, gold and silver and garments in great abundance.

Verse ConceptsGoldSilverGathering MuchAmassing SilverGold TransferredFighting EnemiesGetting Rich

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Besiege (18 instances)
Border (246 instances)
Circle (90 instances)
Circumvent (1 instance)
Encircle (14 instances)
Encompassing (6 instances)
Environ (1 instance)
Fence (12 instances)
Skirt (19 instances)
Surround (69 instances)
Surrounding (232 instances)

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