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mountain

Meaning of “mountain”

Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

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137 occurrences130 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:8

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2 Kings 2:16
¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 2:16 · retained source text

¶ And they said vnto him, Behold now, there bee with thy seruants fiftie strong men, let them goe, we pray thee, and seeke thy master: lest peraduenture the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sonnes of strength.

1611 marginal noteHebr. one of the mountaines.

2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:17 · retained source text

And Elisha prayed, and sayde, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and hee saw: and behold, the mountaine was full of horses, and charets of fire round about Elisha.

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