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fear

Meaning of “fear”

1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:2

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Ezra 3:3
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And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 3:3 · retained source text

And they set the altar vpon his bases, (for feare was vpon them, because of the people of those countreys) and they offered burnt offerings thereon vnto the LORD, euen burnt offerings, morning and euening.

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Where “fear” appears

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Genesis14 occurrences
14 versesExodus7 occurrences
6 versesLeviticus6 occurrences
6 versesNumbers3 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy29 occurrences
28 versesJoshua6 occurrences
6 versesJudges5 occurrences
5 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings10 occurrences
10 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles8 occurrences
8 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesEsther3 occurrences
3 versesJob18 occurrences
18 versesPsalms64 occurrences
61 versesProverbs23 occurrences
23 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah35 occurrences
34 versesJeremiah28 occurrences
27 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel4 occurrences
4 versesHosea2 occurrences
2 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMalachi4 occurrences
4 versesMatthew10 occurrences
9 versesLuke20 occurrences
18 versesJohn4 occurrences
4 versesActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans5 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 versesEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews6 occurrences
6 verses1 Peter5 occurrences
5 verses1 John3 occurrences
1 verseJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation9 occurrences
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