Frontier (6 Occurrences)

... or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frontier.htm - 9k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... the Mediterranean, to the East the Dead Sea, and the Jordan, and to the South 60 miles, North to South, of practically trackless desert, a frontier as secure ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Derbe (4 Occurrences)

... Southeast, and for a time Laranda was the frontier city looking toward Cappadocia and Cilicia and Syria via the Cilician Gates. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/derbe.htm - 15k

Border (233 Occurrences)

... margin; verge; brink. 2. (n.) A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district. 3. (n.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/b/border.htm - 40k

Illyricum (1 Occurrence)

... In other words, Paul may mean that he has preached throughout Macedonia as far as the Illyrian frontier, or his words may involve a journey within Illyricum ... biblethesaurus.org/i/illyricum.htm - 13k

Berothah (1 Occurrence)

... the same name. Ezekiel 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascus and Hamath. According to 2 Samuel ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berothah.htm - 8k

Berothai (1 Occurrence)

... the same name. Ezekiel 47:16 places it on the ideal northern frontier of Israel, between Damascus and Hamath. According to 2 Samuel ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berothai.htm - 8k

Azekah (7 Occurrences)

... which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammin." In 2 Chronicles 11:9 it is mentioned as one of the frontier cities which ... biblethesaurus.org/a/azekah.htm - 11k

Zerah (22 Occurrences)

... for (a) after the defeat it fled toward Egypt, not eastward toward Arabia; (b) the cities around Gerar (probably Egyptian towns on the frontier of Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zerah.htm - 19k

Amorites (82 Occurrences)

... still extended eastward to the borders of Babylonia, while its southern limits coincided approximately with what was afterward the northern frontier of Naphtali ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amorites.htm - 50k

Benjamin (167 Occurrences)

... The northern frontier started from the Jordan over against Jericho, and ran to the north of that town up through the mountain westward past Bethaven, taking in ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benjamin.htm - 50k

Lachish (22 Occurrences)

... The place was, like Gaza, an important one for Egypt, being on the frontier and on the route to Jerusalem, and the importance is seen in the fact that it was ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lachish.htm - 22k

Hanes (1 Occurrence)

... It was considered the same as Tahpanhes, a fortified town on the eastern frontier, but has been also identified as Ahnas-el-Medeeneh, 70 miles from Cairo. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hanes.htm - 9k

Ethiopian (11 Occurrences)

... for (a) after the defeat it fled toward Egypt, not eastward toward Arabia; (b) the cities around Gerar (probably Egyptian towns on the frontier of Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopian.htm - 18k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... these naked Ethiopians clad in skins and tails of wild animals, compelled the Pharaoh to make several campaigns before he could establish a frontier at the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... The actual frontier-line seems to have varied at different periods, but the natural boundary lies at the Cilician Gates, a narrow gorge which Tarsian ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... dynasty in Babylonia. Egypt now became an appanage of Canaan, with its capital, accordingly, near its Asiatic frontier. One of the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... two later, additional papyri were discovered in a mound which stands on the site of the ancient Elephantine or Yeb, an island in the Nile, on the frontier also ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... dynasty in Babylonia. Egypt now became an appanage of Canaan, with its capital, accordingly, near its Asiatic frontier. One of the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... the Mediterranean, to the East the Dead Sea, and the Jordan, and to the South 60 miles, North to South, of practically trackless desert, a frontier as secure ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Galilee (73 Occurrences)

... It was bounded on the East by Hippene, Gadara, Gaulonitis and the borders of the kingdom of Agrippa, while the northern frontier was marked by Tyre and the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galilee.htm - 67k

Moses (9295 Occurrences)

... We are told nothing of the escape and the journey, how he eluded the vigilance of the court guards and of the frontier-line of sentinels. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moses.htm - 53k

Zoan (7 Occurrences)

... This great and important city was the capital of the Hyksos, or Shepherd kings, who ruled Egypt for more than 500 years. It was the frontier town of Goshen. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoan.htm - 17k

Kiriatha'im (5 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 25:9 Therefore, lo, I am opening the shoulder of Moab -- From the cities -- from his cities -- from his frontier, The beauty of the land, Beth-Jeshimoth ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriatha'im.htm - 7k

Naphtuhim (2 Occurrences)

... Others identify this word with Napata, the name of the city and territory on the southern frontier of Mizraim, the modern Meroe, at the great bend of the Nile ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naphtuhim.htm - 8k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)

... It formed an additional barrier to the wilderness beyond it; against all who would lead an army from the South, this southern frontier of Judah was always ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)

... It formed an additional barrier to the wilderness beyond it; against all who would lead an army from the South, this southern frontier of Judah was always ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negev.htm - 26k

Outlying (4 Occurrences)

... (a.) Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/outlying.htm - 7k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)

... According to Josephus (BJ, III, iii, 5), Judea extended from Anuath-Borkaeos (ie Khan Berkit near Khan es Saweh, close to the most northerly frontier of Judah ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Jagur (1 Occurrence)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JAGUR. ja'-gur (yaghur): A town on the Edomite frontier of Judah in the South (Joshua 15:21). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jagur.htm - 7k

Geba (22 Occurrences)

... It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2 Kings 23:8). In 2 Samuel ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geba.htm - 17k

Interior (5 Occurrences)

... hollow ball. 2. (a.) Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as, the interior parts of a region or country. 3. (n.) That ... biblethesaurus.org/i/interior.htm - 8k

Fronted (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/f/fronted.htm - 6k

Frontiers (3 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/f/frontiers.htm - 7k

Timnah (12 Occurrences)

... Joshua 19:43 it is reckoned to Dan. Being on the frontier, it probably changed hands several times. In 2 Chronicles 28:18 it was ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnah.htm - 13k

Tahpanhes (7 Occurrences)

... Tahpanhes was a city on the eastern frontier of Lower Egypt, represented today by Tell Defenneh, a desert mound lying some 20 miles Southwest from Pelusium ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tahpanhes.htm - 14k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

Dalmatia (1 Occurrence)

... then applied to the southern portion of the Roman province of Illyricum, lying between the river Titius (modern Kerka) and the Macedonian frontier; later the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dalmatia.htm - 8k

Migdol (6 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MIGDOL. mig'-dol, mig'-dol (mighdol; Magdolon): This name ("the tower") is applied to two places on the east frontier of Egypt ... biblethesaurus.org/m/migdol.htm - 12k

March (41 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied ... biblethesaurus.org/m/march.htm - 19k

Machaerus

... The Black Fortress, was built by Herod the Great in the gorge of Callirhoe, one of the wadies 9 miles east of the Dead Sea, as a frontier rampart against Arab ... biblethesaurus.org/m/machaerus.htm - 9k

Patrol (2 Occurrences)

... or beat. 2. (v.) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. 3. (n.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patrol.htm - 7k

Philippi (8 Occurrences)

... fertility, but a strongly-fortified post planted here would secure the natural land-route from Europe to Asia and protect the eastern frontier of Macedonia ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippi.htm - 36k

Permit (36 Occurrences)

... (ASV). Acts 16:7 When they reached the frontier of Mysia, they were about to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit this. (WEY NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/permit.htm - 16k

Barrier (4 Occurrences)

... stop an enemy. 2. (n.) A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach. 3. (n.) A fence ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barrier.htm - 8k

Benhadad (24 Occurrences)

... Baasha had pushed his frontier southward to Ramah, within 5 miles of Jerusalem, and this commanding eminence he proceeded to fortify. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benhadad.htm - 28k

Beth-jesh'imoth (3 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 25:9 Therefore, lo, I am opening the shoulder of Moab -- From the cities -- from his cities -- from his frontier, The beauty of the land, Beth-Jeshimoth ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-jesh'imoth.htm - 7k

Borders (104 Occurrences)

... 23:5 Mark 6:56 Luke 8:44); horion = "a limit," "a boundary line" (Matthew 4:13); methorios = "contiguous" (neuter plural as noun, "frontier," "border" in Mark 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/borders.htm - 40k

Bohan (2 Occurrences)

... "The stone of Bohan" ('ebhen bohan) was a boundary mark on the Northeast frontier of Judah, separating it from Benjamin. Site unidentified. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bohan.htm - 7k

Coast (70 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The side of a thing. 2. (n.) The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. 3. (n.) The seashore, or land near it. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coast.htm - 31k

Colony (1 Occurrence)

... periods: (1) Those of the early republic, in which the colonists, established in conquered towns to serve the state as guardians of the frontier, were exempt ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colony.htm - 10k

Asa (54 Occurrences)

... Judah (1 Kings 15:32). Baasha continued to encroach and finally fortified Ramah as a frontier fortress. Asa, faint-hearted, instead ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asa.htm - 29k

Ataroth (7 Occurrences)

... West of Jerusalem. (3) A place on the eastern frontier of Ephraim (Joshua 16:7). This town has not been identified. Conder thinks ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ataroth.htm - 10k

Arad (5 Occurrences)

... Arad. It was situated near the frontier of Judah and Simeon, being grouped with Debir, Hormah, Makkedah, etc. (Joshua 12:14). Arad ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arad.htm - 10k

Syene (4 Occurrences)

... of Ethiopia, now called Assouan, on the right bank of the Nile, notable for its quarries of beautiful red granite called "syenite." It was the frontier town of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syene.htm - 8k

Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)

... suggests (ZA, II, 401;) that it should be identified with the Sibraim of Ezekiel 47:16, between Damascus and Hamath (the dual implying a frontier town), and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sepharvaim.htm - 12k

Shur (6 Occurrences)

... The name was probably given to it from the wall (or shur) which the Egyptians built to defend their frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shur.htm - 11k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... The immediate protection of the frontier was regularly entrusted to the auxiliary troops, while the legions were usually stationed some distance to the rear of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... against Darius. Before he could cross into Asia he had to secure his northern frontier against possible raids of barbarian tribes. He ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Reached (152 Occurrences)

... (See RSV NIV). Acts 16:7 When they reached the frontier of Mysia, they were about to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit this. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reached.htm - 35k

Joseph (248 Occurrences)

... In Goshen (Egyptian Qosem) they had pasture for their flocks, were near the Asiatic frontier of Egypt, and were out of the way of the Egyptian people. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joseph.htm - 91k

Kiriathjearim

... The greatest objections in the minds of most students are the unsuitability of the position to the requirements of the Judah-Benjamin frontier and its distance ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriathjearim.htm - 13k

Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)

... The greatest objections in the minds of most students are the unsuitability of the position to the requirements of the Judah-Benjamin frontier and its distance ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriath-jearim.htm - 19k

Hammon (2 Occurrences)

... ham'-on (chammon, "glowing"): (1) A place on the seaward frontier of Asher, named with Rehob and Kanah (Joshua 19:28), to be sought, therefore, not far from ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hammon.htm - 8k

Gezer (14 Occurrences)

... David chased the Philistines after their defeat in the valley of Rephaim "from Geba until thou come to Gezer," showing that this was on the frontier of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gezer.htm - 27k

David (1052 Occurrences)

... Hearing that Keilah, a town on the western frontier, was harassed by the Philistines, David with his men relieved it (1 Samuel 23:1-14); and then, for fear of ... biblethesaurus.org/d/david.htm - 93k

Halak (2 Occurrences)

... It has by some been identified with the modern Jebel el-Madura, on the south frontier of Judah, between the south end of the Dead Sea and the Wady Gaian. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/halak.htm - 8k

Gad (78 Occurrences)

... The writer of Numbers 32 may have regarded the Jabbok as the northern frontier of Gad; but Joshua 13:27 extends it to the Sea of Chinnereth, making the Jordan ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Agriculture

... It is only a short step from this frontier life to the more protected territory toward the Mediterranean, where in comparatively peaceful surroundings, the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agriculture.htm - 27k

Persians (6 Occurrences)

... Cyrus was killed in battle against some frontier tribe (accounts differ where) in 529 BC His tomb at Murghab, near the ruins of Pasargadae, is still standing. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persians.htm - 20k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... Under Trajan the empire was extended; a series of frontier blockades was established-a confession that Rome could advance no farther. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... by the Phrygian country on the North, and by Isauria on the East; but there is no natural boundary between Pisidia and Isauria, and the frontier was never ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... He cherished a not unnatural animosity against Israel and the rise of a powerful and hostile kingdom in the Israelite frontier was a constant source of anxiety ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Salt (45 Occurrences)

... These valleys, el-Milch and ec-Ceba, together make a natural frontier to Canaan. EWG Masterman. CITY OF SALT. See SALT, CITY OF. PILLAR OF SALT. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salt.htm - 34k

Manasseh (140 Occurrences)

... 42 Joshua 17:1, 5). Land for half the tribe was thus provided, their territory stretching from the northern boundary of Gad to an undetermined frontier in the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manasseh.htm - 68k

Captivity (141 Occurrences)

... characteristics. They were driven back, however, at the frontier of Egypt, and appear to have returned to the North without invading Judah. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/captivity.htm - 79k

Elamarna

... The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement from the homeland to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamarna.htm - 31k

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

... The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement from the homeland to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablets.htm - 41k

El-amarna

... The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement from the homeland to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k