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stars

Meaning of “stars”

1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:16

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Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 1:16 · retained source text

And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the starres also.

1611 marginal noteHebr. for the rule of the day, &c.

Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
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1611 witness · Genesis 15:5 · retained source text

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Looke now towards heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And hee said vnto him, So shall thy seed be.

1611 marginal noteRom. 4.18.

Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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1611 witness · Genesis 22:17 · retained source text

That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lippe.

Genesis 26:4
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 26:4 · retained source text

And I wil make thy seed to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seed all these countreys: and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed:

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.3. and 15.18. and 22.18.

Genesis 37:9
¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 37:9 · retained source text

¶ And hee dreamed yet another dreame, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I haue dreamed a dreame more: and behold, the sunne and the moone, and the eleuen starres made obeisance to me.

Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 32:13 · retained source text

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saidest vnto them, I will multiply your seed as the starres of heauen: and all this land that I haue spoken of, will I giue vnto your seed, and they shall inherit it for euer.

1611 marginal noteGene. 12.7. and 15.7. and 48.16.

Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:19 · retained source text

And lest thou lift vp thine eyes vnto heauen, and when thou seest the sun, and the moone, and the starres, euen all the hoste of heauen, shouldest be driuen to worship them, and serue them, which the LORD thy God hath diuided vnto all nations vnder the whole heauen.

1611 marginal noteOr, imparted.

Deuteronomy 10:22
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 10:22 · retained source text

Thy fathers went downe into Egypt with threescore and ten persons: and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the starres of heauen, for multitude.

1611 marginal noteGene. 46.27. exod. 1.5.

1611 marginal noteGene. 15.5.

Deuteronomy 28:62
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:62 · retained source text

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the starres of heauen for multitude: because thou wouldest not obey the voyce of the LORD thy God.

1611 marginal noteChap. 10.22.

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