Cisterns (7 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Cisterns (7 Occurrences). Genesis 37:20 Come now therefore, and let's kill him, and cast him into one of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cisterns.htm - 8k

Aqueduct (4 Occurrences)

... sis'-tern: Use of Terms 1. General 2. Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns 3. Private Cisterns 4. Public Cisterns 5. Pools and Aqueducts 6. Figurative Uses LITERATURE ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aqueduct.htm - 23k

Well (2882 Occurrences)

... sis'-tern: Use of Terms 1. General 2. Wells or Cylindrical Cisterns 3. Private Cisterns 4. Public Cisterns 5. Pools and Aqueducts 6. Figurative Uses LITERATURE ... biblethesaurus.org/w/well.htm - 39k

Cistern (21 Occurrences)

...Cisterns are frequently mentioned in Scripture. ... Empty cisterns were sometimes used as prisons (Jeremiah 38:6; Lamentations 3:53; Psalm 40:2; 69:15). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cistern.htm - 29k

Pool (25 Occurrences)

... The cisterns or pools of the Holy City are for the most part excavations beneath the surface. Such are the vast cisterns in the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pool.htm - 40k

Water (4571 Occurrences)

... and the Anti-Lebanon, the springs of water are scarce and the inhabitants of these less favored places have always depended upon wells and cisterns for their ... biblethesaurus.org/w/water.htm - 23k

Hew (17 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which thou didst not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which thou the didst not hew, vineyards and olive-trees ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hew.htm - 12k

Dug (45 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dug.htm - 20k

Hewed (22 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hewed.htm - 14k

Fountain (57 Occurrences)

... these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage which surrounds them is seen in every plain." Besides its rain-water, its cisterns and fountains ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fountain.htm - 30k

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

... Traces of antiquity are found in the cisterns, a large reservoir and many sarcophagi. ... In the hill are cisterns, and a good well to the South. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramah.htm - 26k

Dothan (2 Occurrences)

... Jenin. There are some traces of old buildings, two cisterns-Dothayin or Dothayin = "two cisterns" or "pits"-and one copious spring. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dothan.htm - 8k

Drawer (1 Occurrence)

... and the Anti-Lebanon, the springs of water are scarce and the inhabitants of these less favored places have always depended upon wells and cisterns for their ... biblethesaurus.org/d/drawer.htm - 11k

Medeba (5 Occurrences)

... Among these are the ruins of what must have been a large temple, and of three cisterns of considerable extent, which are now dry. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/medeba.htm - 12k

Pools (15 Occurrences)

... The name given to three large open cisterns at Etam, at the head of the Wady Urtas, having an average length of 400 feet by 220 in breadth, and 20 to 30 in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pools.htm - 13k

Carmel (33 Occurrences)

... There are a few springs of good water; but the main supply is furnished by the winter rains, which are caught and stored in great cisterns. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carmel.htm - 25k

Hewn (32 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hewn.htm - 16k

Evils (26 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evils.htm - 14k

Groves (32 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/g/groves.htm - 16k

Oil (281 Occurrences)

... for some time to allow further sediment to settle, is stored either in huge earthenware jars holding 100 to 200 gallons, or in underground cisterns (compare 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oil.htm - 60k

Temple (614 Occurrences)

... Solomon also provided for a sufficient water supply for the temple by hewing in the rocky hill vast cisterns, into which water was conveyed by channels from ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temple.htm - 101k

Moab (162 Occurrences)

... would not be sufficient. Great cisterns were therefore constructed in the town and also in the castle. The half-nomadic inhabitants ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moab.htm - 62k

Citadel (20 Occurrences)

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Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)

... 2. The Aqueduct of the Canaanites 3. Warren's Shaft 4. Hezekiah's "Siloam" Aqueduct 5. Other Aqueducts at Gihon 6. Bir Eyyub 7. Varieties of Cisterns 8. Birket ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jerusalem.htm - 89k

Kinds (110 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kinds.htm - 36k

Vineyards (55 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vineyards.htm - 25k

Ziph (9 Occurrences)

... above sea-level; there are cisterns and, to the East, some ruins (PEF, III, 312, 315). (2) A town in the Negeb of Judah (Joshua 15:24), site unknown. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/ziph.htm - 11k

Zorah (10 Occurrences)

... The summit itself is occupied by the Mukam Nebi Samit, overhung by a lofty palm, and there are many remains of ancient tombs, cisterns, wine presses, etc ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zorah.htm - 11k

Kamon (1 Occurrence)

... square, crown a small elevation, and point to an important place in the past. There are large rock-hewn cisterns to the South. Among ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kamon.htm - 7k

Unfilled (1 Occurrence)

... Jeremiah 14:3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unfilled.htm - 6k

Orchards (7 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 9:25 They took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and ... biblethesaurus.org/o/orchards.htm - 8k

Olive-trees (11 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olive-trees.htm - 9k

Jarmuth (7 Occurrences)

... miles Northeast of Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrin), The site of this once important place is Khirbet el Yarmuk, a ruin, with many old walls and cisterns, on the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jarmuth.htm - 11k

Luxuriated (1 Occurrence)

... Nehemiah 9:25 And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and ... biblethesaurus.org/l/luxuriated.htm - 7k

Lads (20 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 14:3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lads.htm - 12k

Gebim (1 Occurrence)

...Cisterns, (rendered "pits, " Jeremiah 14:3; "locusts, Isaiah 33:4), a small place north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants fled at the approach of the Assyrian ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gebim.htm - 7k

Fruit-trees (5 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 9:25 And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fruit-trees.htm - 8k

Foothills (19 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foothills.htm - 12k

Farming (4 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had ... biblethesaurus.org/f/farming.htm - 7k

Farmers (23 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had ... biblethesaurus.org/f/farmers.htm - 12k

Taanath-shiloh (1 Occurrence)

... A Roman road from Neapolis to the Jordan valley passed this way. At Ta`na there are "foundations, caves, cisterns and rockcut tombs" (PEFM, II, 245). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taanath-shiloh.htm - 8k

Thebez (3 Occurrences)

... There are many olive trees. The rain is captured and led to rockcut cisterns, whence the village draws its water-supply. According ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thebez.htm - 9k

Taanathshiloh (1 Occurrence)

... A Roman road from Neapolis to the Jordan valley passed this way. At Ta`na there are "foundations, caves, cisterns and rockcut tombs" (PEFM, II, 245). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taanathshiloh.htm - 8k

Tekoa (12 Occurrences)

... the church once stood there. There are many tombs and cisterns in the neighborhood of a much earlier period. A spring is said to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tekoa.htm - 15k

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)

... to. It is a partly ruined village with no spring, but with ancient cisterns, on a hill about 4 miles East of North from Nablus. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tirzah.htm - 14k

Table-land (8 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he ... biblethesaurus.org/t/table-land.htm - 9k

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

... Es-Safa is quite waterless. There are springs around the border of el-Leja', but in the interior, water-supply depends entirely upon cisterns. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trachonitis.htm - 13k

Reveled (1 Occurrence)

... Nehemiah 9:25 They took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reveled.htm - 6k

Rimmon (22 Occurrences)

... now the little village of Rummaneh on a low ridge South of the western end of the marshy plain el Battauf in Galilee; there are many rock-cut tombs and cisterns... biblethesaurus.org/r/rimmon.htm - 18k

Reservoir (1 Occurrence)

... likely to rise above the surface. Between these and cylindrical pits or cisterns no sharp line can be drawn. The water of springs may ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reservoir.htm - 12k

Ether (2 Occurrences)

... It is near Beit Jibrin and is described as "an ancient site: cisterns, foundations, quarried rock and terraces" (PEF, III, 261, 279). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ether.htm - 8k

Despairing (7 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 14:3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ... biblethesaurus.org/d/despairing.htm - 8k

Dig (24 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dig.htm - 14k

Maon (7 Occurrences)

... Nabal had his possessions and his home (1 Samuel 23:24, 25; 25:2). "Only some small foundations of hewn stone, a square enclosure, and several cisterns are now ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maon.htm - 12k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)

... The inhabitants supply themselves by means of cisterns, many of which are ancient, but many of those used in ancient times are ruined. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Middin (1 Occurrence)

... The Hebrew name may possibly survive in Khirbet Mird, a very conspicuous site with many ancient cisterns overlooking the plateau el Bukea`, above which it ... biblethesaurus.org/m/middin.htm - 7k

Plateau (13 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the desert and digged many cisterns; for he had much cattle, both in the lowland and on the plateau, husbandmen also ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plateau.htm - 10k

Pond (2 Occurrences)

... likely to rise above the surface. Between these and cylindrical pits or cisterns no sharp line can be drawn. The water of springs may ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pond.htm - 12k

Plowmen (5 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plowmen.htm - 7k

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

... Solomon's Pools" in the ArTas valley, which has here been tunneled through the hill, has been tapped by the inhabitants; there are also many rock-cut cisterns. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k

Bethtappuah (1 Occurrence)

... stands on the edge of a high ridge, surrounded by very fruitful gardens; an ancient highroad runs through the village, and there are many old cisterns and caves ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethtappuah.htm - 7k

Beth-tappuah (1 Occurrence)

... stands on the edge of a high ridge, surrounded by very fruitful gardens; an ancient highroad runs through the village, and there are many old cisterns and caves ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-tappuah.htm - 7k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

... the usual resorts for bathing (Exodus 2:5 2 Kings 5:10, etc.), but the water-supply of large cities, stored up in great pools or large cisterns, was certainly ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bathing.htm - 15k

Cana (4 Occurrences)

... probably transliterates an old Hebrew qanah, "place of reeds." This ancient name survives in Khirbet Qana, a ruined site with rockhewn tombs, cisterns and a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cana.htm - 11k

Aroer (17 Occurrences)

... in Joshua 15:22 we should read `ar`arah instead of `adh`adhah, which may be the same city, and may be identical with `Ar`ara, a site with cisterns and some ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aroer.htm - 14k

Assos (2 Occurrences)

... Upon the summit of the hill, by the ruins of the temple, are cisterns, a Turkish fortress and a Byzantine church which has been converted into a mosque. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assos.htm - 10k

Shamir (4 Occurrences)

... above sea-level, a site with ancient walls, caves, cisterns and tombs not far West of Debir (edh Dhatheriyeh) and 2 miles North of Anab (`Anab) (Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shamir.htm - 9k

Soco (3 Occurrences)

... This is doubtless Khirbet Shuweikeh, a large ruin occupying a low hill, 10 miles Southwest of Hebron; there are many caves and rock-cut cisterns as well as ... biblethesaurus.org/s/soco.htm - 10k

Secu (1 Occurrence)

... the East are naturally on high exposed ground where this is possible, and often form part of the area whence water in the rainy season is conducted to cisterns... biblethesaurus.org/s/secu.htm - 7k

Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

... The district is almost entirely dependent on the rain for its water-supply. This is collected in great cisterns, partly natural. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Salchah (1 Occurrence)

... For water-supply it is entirely dependent on cisterns filled during the rainy season. W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Salchah (1 Occurrence). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salchah.htm - 8k

Salcah (4 Occurrences)

... For water-supply it is entirely dependent on cisterns filled during the rainy season. W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Salcah (4 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salcah.htm - 10k

Salecah (4 Occurrences)

... For water-supply it is entirely dependent on cisterns filled during the rainy season. W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Salecah (4 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salecah.htm - 9k

Socoh (4 Occurrences)

... This is doubtless Khirbet Shuweikeh, a large ruin occupying a low hill, 10 miles Southwest of Hebron; there are many caves and rock-cut cisterns as well as ... biblethesaurus.org/s/socoh.htm - 10k

Shephe'lah (10 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:10 He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephe'lah.htm - 9k

Michmash (10 Occurrences)

... There are rock-cut tombs to the North. Cisterns supply the water. There are foundations of old buildings, large stones, and a vaulted cistern. W. Ewing. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/michmash.htm - 14k

Uzziah (27 Occurrences)

... Jerusalem); military stations were also formed in Philistia, and in the wilderness of the Negeb, and these were supplied with the necessary cisterns for rain ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uzziah.htm - 27k

Olive (61 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which you didn't fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olive.htm - 37k

Hewedst (1 Occurrence)

... Deuteronomy 6:11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hewedst.htm - 6k

Forsaken (110 Occurrences)

... Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forsaken.htm - 40k