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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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51 occurrences50 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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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.
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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;
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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.
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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.

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