17 occurrences

'Tent' in the Bible

From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAi, The CityCalling upon GodNomadsShrinesTentsAbraham, The Friend Of GodAbraham, Calling And LifePrayer, Described AsAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsEast And West

He journeyed by stages from the Negev to Bethel, the place where his tent had formerly been, between Bethel and Ai,

Verse ConceptsNomadsParticular Journeys

So Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain, setting up his tent in the vicinity of Sodom.

Verse ConceptsTents

So Abram moved his tent and settled beside the oaks of Mamre that are by Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.

Verse ConceptsAltarsTreesBuilding AltarsOaks

Later, the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks belonging to Mamre. As Abraham was sitting near the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day,

Verse ConceptsHeatNoonRevelation, In OtSittingTentsAbraham, Testing And VictoryOaksHot WeatherGod Appearing

he glanced up and saw three men standing there, not far from him. As soon as he noticed them, Abraham ran from the tent entrance to greet them and bowed low to the ground.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordBowingSalutationsThree MenIndividuals RunningTrinity

Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread."

Verse ConceptsFoodBakersBakingWeights And Measures, DryHasty ActionKneading DoughThree Other ThingsHurrying Others OnOther Volume Measures

The men asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" "There, in the tent," he replied.

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?sarah

Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Abraham and Sarah were old really old and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing.

Verse ConceptsChildren, responsibilities to parentsMenstruationCessationReasons For BarrennessBleedingBeing A Woman Of GodThe PastAgeHaving A Babybabypastsarahchildbearing

Later, Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent that had belonged to his mother Sarah and married her. Isaac loved her, and that's how he was comforted following the loss of his mother.

Verse ConceptsHusbandsLove, In RelationshipsMarriage, Purpose OfTentsGod's Mercy, Example OfComfort, Of FriendsCourtingMen And Women Who LovedMothers Deathmomslosing a loved oneDeath Of A MotherLoss Of A Loved One

Meanwhile, Jacob had pitched his tent on the mountain, where Laban had caught up with him. Laban and his relatives encamped on that same mountain in the hill country of Gilead, too.

Verse ConceptsNomadsCamp, Of IsraelOvertaking

So Laban entered Jacob's tent, Leah's tent, and the tents of the two maid servants, but he didn't find them. Then he left Leah's tent and entered Rachel's tent.

Verse ConceptsTentsNot Finding

Meanwhile, Rachel had taken the idols, placed them inside the saddle of her camel, and sat on them. Laban searched through the whole tent, but found nothing.

Verse ConceptsHousehold GodsPeople Sitting DownSeeking For Concrete ThingsNot Findinghidingstatues

Then he bought a parcel of land for 100 pieces of silver from the descendants of Hamor, Shechem's father. He pitched his tent there,

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandSilverTentsReal EstateLarge Denominations

Jacob continued his travels, and eventually pitched his tent facing Migdal Eder.

Verse ConceptsNomadsTowers

But while Israel lived in that land, Reuben went inside his father's tent and had sexual relations with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons.

Verse ConceptsIncestConcubinesThe Number TwelveImmorality, Examples Of SexualExtra Marital Sex ExamplesTwelve Beingssex

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אהל 
'ahal 
Usage: 4

מעשׂרה מעשׂר מעשׂר 
Ma`aser 
Usage: 32

עשׂירי 
`asiyriy 
Usage: 29

עשׂר 
`asar 
Usage: 9

עשּׂרן עשּׂרון 
`issarown 
Usage: 33

δεκάτη 
Dekate 
Usage: 4

אהל 
'ohel 
Usage: 345

חנה 
Chanah 
pitch , encamp , camp , pitch ... tent , abide , dwelt , lie , rested , grows to an end
Usage: 143

מחנה 
Machaneh 
Usage: 216

משׁכּן 
Mishkan 
Usage: 139

סכּה 
Cukkah 
Usage: 31

עשׂר עשׂור 
`asowr 
Usage: 16

קבּה 
Qubbah 
Usage: 1

δέκατος 
Dekatos 
Usage: 3

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