38 occurrences

'Towards' in the Bible

And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.

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

And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Calling And LifeGoing Together

And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodServanthood, In Life Of BelieversPeople Refreshed

And the men turned thence, and went towards Sodom; and Abraham remained yet standing before Jehovah.

And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, Testing And VictorySojourningParticular Journeys

And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.

Verse ConceptsOpposite Sides

And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.

Verse ConceptsDepartures

And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see after the welfare of thy brethren, and after the welfare of the flock; and bring me word again. And he sent him out of the vale of Hebron; and he came towards Shechem.

Verse ConceptsCareCare, HumanPeople Sending People

and if he have the hair fallen off from the part of the head towards his face, he is forehead-bald: he is clean.

And they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, where one comes towards Hamath.

Verse ConceptsDeserts, SpecificWilderness Of Zin

and it shall be, towards evening, he shall bathe in water: and at the going down of the sun he may come inside the camp.

The eye of the man in thy midst that is tender and very luxurious shall be evil towards his brother, and the wife of his bosom, and the residue of his children which he hath left;

Verse ConceptsBrothersEvil EyesPeople OpposedStingy Peopleempathytenderheartedness

the waters which flowed down from above stood and rose up in a heap, very far, by Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan; and those that flowed down towards the sea of the plain, the salt sea, were completely cut off. And the people went over opposite to Jericho.

Verse ConceptsDead SeaCrossing Into The Promised LandRoses

and it reached along on the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth towards Geliloth, which is opposite to the ascent of Adummim, and went down to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben,

Verse ConceptsStones As Monuments

and passed along towards the side opposite to Arabah northwards, and went down to Arabah;

and turned towards the sun-rising to Beth-Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and went out to Cabul on the left,

and the border turned westwards to Aznoth-Tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok, and reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah upon Jordan towards the sun-rising.

And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and advanced to meet David, that David hasted, and ran towards the ranks to meet the Philistine.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Running

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over; the king also himself passed over the torrent Kidron, and all the people passed over, towards the way of the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsValleysTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth towards the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Jehovah your God, and ye shall be established; believe his prophets, and ye shall prosper!

Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodDeserts, SpecificdecisionsMorningSuccessWarfare, Examples OfFaith, Object OfRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyRevelation Through ProphetsFriendship And TrustGod As The Object Of Faith

And I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great choirs and processions, on the right hand upon the wall towards the dung-gate.

Verse Conceptsdung and manureThanksgiving, OfferedChoirsRight SidesNamed GatesSingers

When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodGod, Revelation OfSilenceGod HidingGod Being SilentWork Ethic

Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.

Verse ConceptsMeditationPride, Results OfShameThe ProudMeditation On God's Word

The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

Verse ConceptsCompassesOut Of The NorthFacing SouthThe North Wind

but they shall fly upon the shoulder of the Philistines towards the west; together shall they spoil the sons of the east; they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

Verse ConceptsThe Prophecy Towards AmmonThe Prophecy Towards Edom

Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerGuardsWatchmanBabylon DestroyedAmbushFlagsThe judgment of babylon

Son of man, set thy face towards Zidon, and prophesy against it,

And outside the inner gate were two cells in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate, and its front towards the south; the other was at the side of the south gate, the front towards the north.

Verse ConceptsFacing NorthNorth GatesFacing SouthSouth GatesSingersRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Verse ConceptsFacing SouthPlans For A New TempleRooms Of Ezekiel's Temple

And it shall come to pass when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and towards the house.

Verse ConceptsWoolPriests Garments

And he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round outside unto the outer gate towards the gate that looketh eastward; and behold, waters ran out on the right side.

Verse ConceptsComing To GatesNorth GatesFacing East

At the set time he shall return, and come towards the south; but not as the former time shall be the latter;

Verse ConceptsDifferent ThingsBeing Different

That in which are the black horses goeth forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth towards the south country;

Verse ConceptsNorthBlack AnimalsBlack And White

And he cried unto me, and spoke unto me, saying, See, these that go forth towards the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.

Verse ConceptsGod Makes Peaceventing

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