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people

Meaning of “people”

Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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2,139 occurrences1,920 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 11:6

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Genesis 35:6
¶ So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 35:6 · retained source text

¶ So Iacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel) hee and all the people that were with him.

Genesis 35:29
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 35:29 · retained source text

And Isaac gaue vp the ghost and died, and was gathered vnto his people, being old and full of dayes: and his sonnes Esau and Iacob buried him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 25.8.

Genesis 41:40
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 41:40 · retained source text

Thou shalt be ouer my house, and according vnto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater then thou.

1611 marginal noteHeb. armed: or, kisse.

1611 marginal notePsal. 105.21. 1.Mac. 2.53. act. 7.10.

Genesis 41:55
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 41:55 · retained source text

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians, Goe vnto Ioseph: what he saith to you, doe.

Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:6 · retained source text

And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 47:21
And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 47:21 · retained source text

And as for the people, he remoued them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt, euen to the other ende thereof.

Genesis 47:23
Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 47:23 · retained source text

Then Ioseph said vnto the people, Behold, I haue bought you this day, and your land for Pharaoh: Loe, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

Genesis 48:4
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 48:4 · retained source text

And said vnto me, Behold, I wil make thee fruitfull, and multiplie thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will giue this land to thy seede after thee, for an euerlasting possession.

Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 48:19 · retained source text

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my sonne, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truely his yonger brother shall be greater then he; and his seede shall become a multitude of nations.

1611 marginal noteHebr: fulnesse.

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 49:10 · retained source text

The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Law-giuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come: and vnto him shall the gathering of the people be:

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Genesis36 occurrences
34 verses
Exodus174 occurrences
148 verses
Leviticus43 occurrences
40 verses
Numbers89 occurrences
78 verses
Deuteronomy99 occurrences
90 verses
Joshua76 occurrences
63 verses
Judges69 occurrences
63 verses
Ruth10 occurrences
9 verses
1 Samuel111 occurrences
90 verses
2 Samuel104 occurrences
86 verses
1 Kings83 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings55 occurrences
49 verses
1 Chronicles44 occurrences
38 verses
2 Chronicles111 occurrences
96 verses
Ezra28 occurrences
24 verses
Nehemiah50 occurrences
42 verses
Esther27 occurrences
22 verses
Job8 occurrences
8 verses
Psalms130 occurrences
122 verses
Proverbs11 occurrences
9 verses
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah138 occurrences
132 verses
Jeremiah168 occurrences
154 verses
Lamentations11 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel97 occurrences
92 verses
Daniel27 occurrences
25 verses
Hosea17 occurrences
16 verses
Joel14 occurrences
13 verses
Amos7 occurrences
7 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah2 occurrences
2 verses
Micah19 occurrences
19 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk7 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah8 occurrences
7 verses
Haggai8 occurrences
7 verses
Zechariah20 occurrences
19 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew24 occurrences
24 verses
Mark23 occurrences
22 verses
Luke58 occurrences
58 verses
John20 occurrences
19 verses
Acts69 occurrences
68 verses
Romans9 occurrences
8 verses
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
2 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation7 occurrences
7 verses

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