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east

Meaning of “east”

The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

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157 occurrences148 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:14

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Judges 7:12
And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 7:12 · retained source text

And the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and all the children of the East, lay along in the valley like grashoppers for multitude, and their camels were without number, as the sand by the Sea side for multitude.

1611 marginal noteChap. 6.33.

Judges 8:10
¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 8:10 · retained source text

¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hostes with them, about fifteene thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the East: for there fell an hundred and twentie thousand men that drew sword.

1611 marginal noteOr, an hundreth and twenty thousand, euery one drawing a sword.

Judges 8:11
¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
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1611 witness · Judges 8:11 · retained source text

¶ And Gideon went vp by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the East of Nobah, and Iogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

Judges 11:18
Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 11:18 · retained source text

Then they went along through the wildernes, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the Eastside of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

1611 marginal noteNum. 22.13. and 22.24.

Judges 21:19
Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 21:19 · retained source text

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yerely, in a place which is on the Northside of Bethel on the East side of the hie way that goeth vp from Bethel to Shechem, and on the South of Lebanon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from yeere to yeere.

1611 marginal noteOr, towards the Sunne rising.

1611 marginal noteOr, on.

1 Kings 4:30
And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:30 · retained source text

And Solomons wisedome excelled the wisedome of all the children of the East countrey, and all the wisedome of Egypt.

1 Kings 7:25
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:25 · retained source text

It stood vpon twelue oxen, three looking toward the North, and three looking toward the West, and three looking toward the South, and three looking toward the East: and the Sea was set aboue vpon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

1 Chronicles 4:39
¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 4:39 · retained source text

¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 5:10
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:10 · retained source text

And in the dayes of Saul, they made warre with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the East land of Gilead.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon all the face of the East.

1 Chronicles 6:78
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 6:78 · retained source text

And on the other side Iorden by Iericho, on the East side of Iorden, were giuen them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbs, & Iahzah with her suburbs,

1611 marginal noteOr, Bozor, Iosh. 21.35.

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