16 occurrences

'Taken' in the Bible

The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

Verse ConceptsCreation Of WomanWoman's PlaceAdam and eveA Good WomanBeing A Woman Of GodSoulmatesMan And Woman

So the Lord said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainBlood, as symbol of guiltDeath penaltyRevenge, And RetaliationSanctity Of LifeSevenfoldRestraints From KillingMarks On PeopleDeath Penalty For KillingMan AvengingRevenge

Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Verse ConceptsCommendationPalacesRoyal HousesPraising Specific PeopleImmigrants

When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Verse ConceptsSkillViolenceWarfare, Strategies InAbraham, Testing And VictoryBodyguardsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveBorn In One's HouseOvercoming Adversitytraining

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”

Verse ConceptsBad DreamsDreamsDreams, Examples OfNightDeath As PunishmentTransferring WivesDirect Communication Through Dreams

And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and has taken away your blessing.”

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Examples OfPeople BlessingThose Who Deceived

Then he said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfDoing Things TwicePeople Naming PeopleGraspingPeople BlessingStoring Other Things

So she conceived and bore a son and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

Verse ConceptsConception

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

Verse ConceptsEnvy, Example OfGetting RichTaking Possessions

Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

Verse ConceptsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of GodTaking Animals

Surely all the wealth which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and our children; now then, do whatever God has said to you.”

Verse ConceptsGetting RichTaking Possessions

Now Rachel had taken the household idols and put them in the camel’s saddle, and she sat on them. And Laban felt through all the tent but did not find them.

Verse ConceptsHousehold GodsPeople Sitting DownSeeking For Concrete ThingsNot Findinghidingstatues

Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there.

Verse ConceptsCaptainsRankTradeAnger Of Man, UnrighteousGod's Mercy, Example Of

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