25 occurrences in 3 translations

'Discovery' in the Bible

And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah; that same Anah who made the discovery of the water-springs in the waste land, when he was looking after the asses of his father Zibeon.

Verse ConceptsMulesThose Who Kept Stock

If a man sees a young virgin, who has not given her word to be married to anyone, and he takes her by force and has connection with her, and discovery is made of it;

Verse ConceptsRapeLaws Of Sexual UnionYoung MarriageMarriage Kjvvirginity

Then Hilkiah, the chief priest, said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. So Hilkiah gave it to Shaphan;

Verse ConceptsArchivesScribesReading The ScripturesThe Law Given To Israel

And all those who had control of spirits, and the wonder-workers, and the images, and the false gods, and all the disgusting things which were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah put away, so that he might give effect to the words of the agreement recorded in the book which Hilkiah the priest made discovery of in the house of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionHousehold GodsMediumsSpiritismFortunetellingSpiritism AvoidedAbandoning IdolsThe Law Given To IsraelOccultismwitchespsychics

Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

For it flatters him in his own eyesConcerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Results OfFlatteryFlattery, Used By The WickedBeing Found OutHate

I have made discovery of David my servant; I have put my holy oil on his head.

Verse ConceptsOilServants Of The LordFinding PeopleAnointed By God

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

Verse ConceptsBible, In Christian LivingRejoicing In God's Word

I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discovery of everything that is done under heaven. God uses terrible things so human beings will struggle with life.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedyexploring

I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingStudying Insanity

I made discovery of Israel as of grapes in the waste land; I saw your fathers as the first-fruits of the fig-tree in her early fruit time; but they came to Baal-peor, and made themselves holy to the thing of shame, and became disgusting like that to which they gave their love.

Verse ConceptsFig treeBaal Worship, HistoryGrapesBaal Worship, Nature OfAbominations, Idolatry IsDisgustFirst ActionsFinding PeopleThings Like PeopleLoving EvilPotential Of Fruit

Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).

Verse ConceptsFindingWitnessing, Approaches ToNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForFinding PeopleEvangelismmovement

Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

Verse ConceptsFindingApostles, DescriptionMoses, Significance OfSonsFinding PeopleChrist And The ScripturesWritten In The ProphetsWritten In The Law

Now when Jesus came, he made the discovery that Lazarus had been put into the earth four days before.

Verse ConceptsFour Or Five Dayslazarus

So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:

Verse ConceptsSeeking GodGod Is ImmanentGod's OmnipresenceNearness To GodFinding Godseeking

And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.

And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:

Verse ConceptsSpiritually DeadEffect Of The LawLife Through Keeping The Law

And Isaiah says without fear, Those who were not searching for me made discovery of me; and I was seen by those whose hearts were turned away from me.

Verse ConceptsFindingNot Seeking GodFinding GodA Bold FrontBoldnessfearless

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Breakthrough (2 instances)
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