344 occurrences in 7 translations

'Territory' in the Bible

"Son of man, set your face [toward] the way of [the] south, and preach to [the] south, and prophesy against the forest of the territory of the Negev.

Verse ConceptsFacing South

I'll darken the bright lights in the sky above you and bring darkness to your territory,' declares the Lord GOD.

Verse ConceptsDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The End

This is the law of the temple: all its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be especially holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.

Verse ConceptsPlans For A New TempleThe Law Given To Israel

And when you allocate the land as an inheritance, you shall provide a contribution for Yahweh [as] a holy portion from the land, [its] length [being] twenty-five thousand [cubits] and [its] width ten thousand [cubits]; it [is] holy in all its territory, all around.

Verse ConceptsHoly Land

So the border will run from the sea to Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern side.

Verse ConceptsNorthern Borders

Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And Westborders

Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And Westborders

Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

“Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8⅓ miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

Verse ConceptsLengthEast And WestMeasuring Jerusalem And The LandPlans For A New Temple

It will be a special donation for them out of the holy donation of the land, a most holy place adjacent to the territory of the Levites.

“Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. The total length will be 8⅓ miles and the width 3⅓ miles.

Verse ConceptsMeasuring Jerusalem And The Land

Except for the Levitical property and the city property in the middle of the area belonging to the prince, the area between the territory of Judah and that of Benjamin will belong to the prince.

Verse Conceptshomework

Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, will be Issachar—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, will be Zebulun—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, will be Gad—one portion.

Verse ConceptsEast And West

Next to the territory of Gad toward the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Mediterranean Sea.

Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

Then he'll come against the realm of the southern king and then return to his own territory.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals going home

He'll turn his attention toward the fortresses in his own territory, but he'll stumble and fall, and won't endure.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Passing AwayIndividuals going home

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks to remove them far from their own territory.

Verse ConceptsHomeFar From Here

The Lord says:I will not relent from punishing the Ammonitesfor three crimes, even four,because they ripped openthe pregnant women of Gileadin order to enlarge their territory.

Verse ConceptsAbortionBoundariesThe Act Of OpeningPregnancyEnlargementSanctity Of LifeSuffering, Causes OfAbominations, Judgments OfAmmonitesThree Or FourOpening The WombHarming Pregnant Womenborders

Cross over to Calneh and see;go from there to great Hamath;then go down to Gath of the Philistines.Are you better than these kingdoms?Is their territory larger than yours?

Verse ConceptsAdvantages

"Those in the Negev will possess Esau's Mountain, and those in the Shephelah the Philistines. They will possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria, while Benjamin will possess the territory of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsThe Shephelah

The exiles, the Israeli host, will possess the territory of the Canaanites all the way to Zarephath. The exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.

They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,the land of Nimrod with a drawn blade.So He will rescue us from Assyriawhen it invades our land,when it marches against our territory.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesSwordsAssyria, Facts OfBabylon DestroyedTrampling PlacesNations Attacking Israelborders

I have heard the taunting of Moaband the insults of the Ammonites,who have taunted My peopleand threatened their territory.

Verse ConceptsSpreading

and rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals."

If Edom say, We are broken down, but we will build again the ruined places, thus saith Jehovah of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them the territory of wickedness, and the people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever.

Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationCrushingLossArchaeologyEternal JudgementGod Angry With The Nationsbordersclosure

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by the magi, was extremely angry, and he sent [soldiers] and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsCrimesFaithlessness, As DisobedienceBoysBitterness, Examples OfInnocence, Examples OfShrewdnessSuffering, Nature OfBethlehemInfanticideDeath Of All MalesBeing Found OutWhen?Named Gentile RulersThose Who DeceivedAngry PeopleKilling IsraelitesMassacresThe Death Of BabiesExamples Of Ungodly MenJesus BirthDeath Of A Child

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsLast WordsBeyond Jordan

They arrived at the other side of the sea in the territory of the Gerasenes.

Verse ConceptsPassing Overlakes

Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, not wanting anyone to know he was there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.

Verse ConceptsSecrecyRetirementAnonymityImpotence Of ChristEntering HousesChrist Concealing Things

Then Jesus left the territory of Tyre and passed through Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the territory of the Decapolis.

Then Jesus left that place and went into the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Crowds gathered around him as usual, and he began to teach them again as was his custom.

Verse ConceptsCustomCrowdsCrowds Around JesusChrist TeachingBeyond Jordanbridges

After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritChristian BaptismDisciples' MovementsBaptism

But the Jewish leaders stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials in the city, started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territory.

Verse ConceptsDevout MenIntoleranceInciting To EvilUnbelief, As Response To GodPersecution, OriginPersecution Of The Apostle Paul

Paul and Barnabas found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian towns of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding territory.

Now they passed through the territory of Phrygia and Galatia, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor];

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofInspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose OfProvincesThe Holy Spirit In The ChurchLed By The SpiritMissionaries

And after spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian territory and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Task OfPaul, Life OfTravelMissionary WorkSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

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