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Genesis 12:8–10

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And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
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From verse 8

  1. Genesis 4:26Rank 1 from verse 8
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    26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

  2. Nehemiah 11:31Rank 2 from verse 8
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    31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,

  3. Genesis 21:33Rank 3 from verse 8
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    33¶ And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:2Rank 4 from verse 8
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    2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

  5. Genesis 13:4Rank 5 from verse 8
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    4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.

  6. Genesis 28:19Rank 6 from verse 8
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    19And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  7. Acts 2:21Rank 7 from verse 8
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    21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  8. Genesis 35:15–16Rank 8 from verse 8
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    15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.

    16¶ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

  9. Genesis 35:3Rank 9 from verse 8
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    3And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

  10. Isaiah 10:28Rank 10 from verse 8
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    28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

  11. Joel 2:32Rank 11 from verse 8
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    32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

  12. Joshua 18:22Rank 12 from verse 8
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    22And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

  13. Joshua 7:2Rank 13 from verse 8
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    2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

  14. Joshua 8:17Rank 14 from verse 8
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    17And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

  15. Joshua 8:3Rank 15 from verse 8
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    3¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

  16. Psalms 116:4Rank 16 from verse 8
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    4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  17. Romans 10:12–14Rank 17 from verse 8
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    12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

From verse 9

  1. Genesis 13:3Rank 1 from verse 9
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    3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai;

  2. Genesis 13:1Rank 2 from verse 9
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    1AND Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

  3. Genesis 24:62Rank 3 from verse 9
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    62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.

  4. Hebrews 11:13–14Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

    14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

  5. Psalms 105:13Rank 5 from verse 9
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    13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

From verse 10

  1. Genesis 43:1Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1AND the famine was sore in the land.

  2. Genesis 26:1–3Rank 2 from verse 10
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    1AND there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

    2And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

    3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

  3. 1 Kings 17:1–18Rank 3 from verse 10
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    1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

    2And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

    3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

    4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

    5So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

    6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

    7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

    8¶ And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

    9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

    11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

    12And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

    13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

    14For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.

    15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

    16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

    17¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

    18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

  4. 2 Kings 4:38Rank 4 from verse 10
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    38¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

  5. 2 Kings 6:25Rank 5 from verse 10
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    25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

  6. 2 Kings 7:1–8Rank 6 from verse 10
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    1THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

    2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

    3¶ And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

    4If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.

    5And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.

    6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

    7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

    8And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.

  7. 2 Kings 8:1–2Rank 7 from verse 10
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    1THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

    2And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.

  8. 2 Samuel 21:1Rank 8 from verse 10
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    1THEN there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

  9. Acts 7:11Rank 9 from verse 10
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    11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

  10. Genesis 42:5Rank 10 from verse 10
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    5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

  11. Genesis 46:3–4Rank 11 from verse 10
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    3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

    4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

  12. Genesis 47:13Rank 12 from verse 10
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    13¶ And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

  13. Jeremiah 14:1Rank 13 from verse 10
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    1THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

  14. John 16:33Rank 14 from verse 10
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  15. Psalms 105:13Rank 15 from verse 10
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    13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

  16. Psalms 107:34Rank 16 from verse 10
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    34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

  17. Psalms 34:19Rank 17 from verse 10
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    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  18. Ruth 1:1Rank 18 from verse 10
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    1NOW it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

  19. Acts 14:22Rank 19 from verse 10
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    22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Genesis 12:8

COMBINED MEANING

removed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remove, meaning to take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mountain

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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east

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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

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tent

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A movable shelter or dwelling made of curtains, skins, or fabric supported by cords, poles, and stakes; by extension, a temporary habitation.

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west

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

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builded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of build, meaning to construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 12:9

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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still

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Sense 1: Continuing without interruption, or remaining as before. Sense 2: Quiet, silent, or without motion. Sense 3: Even yet or nevertheless. Sense 4: To make quiet or cause to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 12:10

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sojourn

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To dwell, lodge, or live temporarily in a place as a stranger, traveller, foreigner, guest, or resident without permanent possession.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:6¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

12:7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

12:8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

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12:9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

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12:10¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

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12:11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

12:12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

12:13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

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