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abode

Meaning of “abode”

1. Remained, stayed, continued, or dwelt. 2. A dwelling place or state of residence.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
69 occurrences67 verses19 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 29:14

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Deuteronomy 1:46
So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:46 · retained source text

So yee abode in Kadesh many dayes, according vnto the dayes that ye abode there.

Deuteronomy 9:9
When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:9 · retained source text

When I was gone vp into the mount, to receiue the Tables of stone, euen the Tables of the Couenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount fortie dayes, and fortie nights, I neither did eate bread, nor drinke water:

1611 marginal noteExod. 24.18. and 34.28.

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Historical definitions

Stay; continuance in a place; residence for a longer or shorter time. To make abode to dwell or reside.

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