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west

Meaning of “west”

The direction of sunset; the western region; or toward or from that direction.

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:8

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Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 24:27 · retained source text

For as the lightening commeth out of the East, and shineth euen vnto the West: so shall also the coming of the Sonne of man be.

Luke 12:54
¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 12:54 · retained source text

¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the West, straightway yee say, There commeth a showre, and so it is.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 16.2.

Luke 13:29
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 13:29 · retained source text

And they shall come from the East, and from the West, and from the North, and from the South, and shall sit downe in the kingdome of God.

Acts 27:12
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 27:12 · retained source text

And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, the more part aduised to depart thence also, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an hauen of Creete, and lieth toward the Southwest, and Northwest.

Revelation 21:13
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 21:13 · retained source text

On the East three gates, on the North three gates, on the South three gates, and on the West three gates.

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