Occupation
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Occupation

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Occupation (9 Occurrences)
... of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being
occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/occupation.htm - 9k

Trade (33 Occurrences)
... travel; resort. 2. (v.) Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. 3.
(v ... lawyer, or a physician. 6. (v.) Instruments of any occupation. ...
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Craft (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment; hence,
the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a trade. ...
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Business (147 Occurrences)
... attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for
a longer or shorter time; constant employment; regular occupation; as, the ...
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City
... THE CITY OF THE JEWISH OCCUPATION 1. Tower or Stronghold 2. High Place 3. Broad
Place 4. Streets 5. General Characteristics III. STORE CITIES IV. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/city.htm - 43k

Income (7 Occurrences)
... or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds
of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the ...
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Tanner (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert
them into leather by the use of tan. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TANNER. ...
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Profession (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A calling or occupation for which one professes knowledge; the occupation,
if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self ...
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Artificer (13 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A person engaged in any kind of manual occupation
(Genesis 4:22; Isaiah 3:3). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Art (3201 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired
result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. ...
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Station (78 Occurrences)
... 12. (n.) Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person
is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment. 13. ...
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Warfare (18 Occurrences)
... therefore shall thy camp be holy" (Deuteronomy 23:9-14; compare Numbers 5:1-4).
Garrisons (matstsabh) were placed in occupation of fortresses and strategical ...
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Grievous (73 Occurrences)
... Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning
all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God ...
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War (529 Occurrences)
... therefore shall thy camp be holy" (Deuteronomy 23:9-14; compare Numbers 5:1-4).
Garrisons (matstsabh) were placed in occupation of fortresses and strategical ...
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Nations (683 Occurrences)
... sphere of influence are referred to as the sons of Canaan (Genesis 10:15)-Sidon,
Heth (the Hittites), the Jebusites (who were in occupation of Jerusalem when ...
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Peter (181 Occurrences)
... Philip belonged. Here he was brought up by the shores of the Sea of Galilee,
and was trained to the occupation of a fisher. His ...
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Elamarna
... It reveals-what the Babylonian inscriptions confirm-the long-preceding occupation
of Canaan by Babylonia, continuing down to the beginning of patriarchal times ...
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Tablets (31 Occurrences)
... It reveals-what the Babylonian inscriptions confirm-the long-preceding occupation
of Canaan by Babylonia, continuing down to the beginning of patriarchal times ...
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El-amarna
... It reveals-what the Babylonian inscriptions confirm-the long-preceding occupation
of Canaan by Babylonia, continuing down to the beginning of patriarchal times ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k

Table (125 Occurrences)
... sphere of influence are referred to as the sons of Canaan (Genesis 10:15)-Sidon,
Heth (the Hittites), the Jebusites (who were in occupation of Jerusalem when ...
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Tell (3056 Occurrences)
... It reveals-what the Babylonian inscriptions confirm-the long-preceding occupation
of Canaan by Babylonia, continuing down to the beginning of patriarchal times ...
biblethesaurus.org/t/tell.htm - 33k

John (154 Occurrences)
... education of Jewish youth. When he grew up he followed the occupation of
a fisherman on the Lake of Galilee. When John the Baptist ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/john.htm - 101k

Quality (14 Occurrences)
... sort; rank. 2. (n.) Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;
assumed or asserted rank, part, or position. 3. (n.) That ...
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Qualify (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to
fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the ...
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Vocation (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade;
business; profession. 3. (n.) A calling by the will of God. ...
biblethesaurus.org/v/vocation.htm - 7k

Zenas (1 Occurrence)
... A different view of Zenas' occupation is taken by Zahn (Introduction to the New
Testament, II, 54), who says that in itself nomikos could denote a rabbi ...
biblethesaurus.org/z/zenas.htm - 10k

Out (29154 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of
want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge ...
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Occupations (1 Occurrence)

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Occupants (1 Occurrence)

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Only (3813 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) One alone; single; as, the only man present;
his only occupation. 2. (a.) Alone in its class; by ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/only.htm - 10k

Jebus (5 Occurrences)
... name, for Jerusalem from JEBUSITE (which see), the name of the local tribe who owned
the district in the first centuries of Israel's occupation of Canaan. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jebus.htm - 13k

Life (6001 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances,
character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives ...
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Literature (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. ...
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Leisure (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Freedom from occupation or business; spare
time; time free from employment. 2. (n.) Time at one's ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/leisure.htm - 7k

Laborer (7 Occurrences)
... (n.) One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires
strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan. ...
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Likeness (52 Occurrences)
... like" is common in the King James Version in such combinations as "like manner"
(frequently), "like weight" (Exodus 30:34), "like occupation" (Acts 19:25), etc ...
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Liking (2 Occurrences)
... like" is common in the King James Version in such combinations as "like manner"
(frequently), "like weight" (Exodus 30:34), "like occupation" (Acts 19:25), etc ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/liking.htm - 14k

Liken (12 Occurrences)
... like" is common in the King James Version in such combinations as "like manner"
(frequently), "like weight" (Exodus 30:34), "like occupation" (Acts 19:25), etc ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/liken.htm - 16k

Lydia (5 Occurrences)
... 2) of the city of Thyatira, (3) a seller of the purple-dyed garments from her native
town, (4) and "one that worshipped God." Her occupation shows her to have ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/lydia.htm - 12k

Line (131 Occurrences)
... 14. (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument;
department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. 15. ...
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Like (10728 Occurrences)
... like" is common in the King James Version in such combinations as "like manner"
(frequently), "like weight" (Exodus 30:34), "like occupation" (Acts 19:25), etc ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/like.htm - 14k

Labouring (18 Occurrences)
... labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous
occupation. (DBY YLT). Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of ...
biblethesaurus.org/l/labouring.htm - 11k

Grind (12 Occurrences)
... (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. 11. (n.) Any
severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. 12. ...
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Genealogy (29 Occurrences)
... Jacob, that the priesthood was exclusively hereditary, that the royal succession
of Judah lay in the Davidic house, that the division and occupation of the ...
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Workmen (52 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and
said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. ...
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Weaver (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave.
2. (n.) A weaver bird. 3. (n.) An aquatic beetle of the genus Gyrinus. ...
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Wares (23 Occurrences)
... 13:20); (4) kin`ah, a "package," hence, wares (Jeremiah 10:17); (5) ma`aseh,
"transaction," activity, property, possession, work, occupation, thing made, deed ...
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Industry (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one
which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as ...
biblethesaurus.org/i/industry.htm - 8k

Egypt (596 Occurrences)
... countries in recorded history, and as regards its continuous civilization, yet it
is a late country in its geological history and in its occupation by a ...
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Forwarding (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forward. 2. (n.) The act of one who forwards; the act or
occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others. ...
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Father (11359 Occurrences)
... who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver;
the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/father.htm - 21k

Fisherman (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One whose occupation is to catch fish.
2. (n.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking ...
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Fuller (5 Occurrences)
... trod the cloth with their feet. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) One whose
occupation is to full cloth. 2. (n.) A die; a half-round ...
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Forestall (2 Occurrences)
... or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of;
to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/forestall.htm - 7k

Fuller's (4 Occurrences)
... Hinnom. Here the fullers pursued their occupation. Fuller's soap. (Hebrews
borith mekabbeshim, ie, "alkali of those treading cloth"). ...
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Tenant (1 Occurrence)
... estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for
life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary ...
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Tassel (5 Occurrences)
... It is probable that the dress of the Palestinian peasant has undergone little change
in the centuries since the occupation of the land by the Hebrews. ...
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Travail (54 Occurrences)
... In the same book "travail" is used to express the toil of one's daily occupation
(Ecclesiastes 4:4, 6), where it is the translation of `amal. ...
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Team (3 Occurrences)
... 7. (vi) To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the
like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster. ...
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Tentmaker
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One whose occupation it is to make tents.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TENT-MAKER. tent'-mak-er ...
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To (219938 Occurrences)
... hand to hand. 9. (prep.) Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste;
she has a husband to her mind. 10. (prep.) Comparison ...
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Taanach (7 Occurrences)
... with Biblical history, "there is no evidence of a break or abrupt change in the
civilization between the Canaanite and the Israelite occupation of Taanach; the ...
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Tentmakers (1 Occurrence)
... Tentmakers (1 Occurrence). Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode
with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. ...
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Teacher (103 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who teaches or instructs; one whose business
or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. ...
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Tent (333 Occurrences)
... 1:5). Paul the apostle's occupation was that of a tent-maker (Acts 18:3); ie,
perhaps a maker of tent cloth. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Retreat (10 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house
for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe ...
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Related (45 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said,
"Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. (See NIV). ...
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Exercise (35 Occurrences)
... exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of
activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general ...
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Employ (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to entrust
with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/employ.htm - 9k

Depriving (2 Occurrences)
... not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also
is vanity and a grievous occupation. (DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Dull (16 Occurrences)
... little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy;
melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period ...
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Demetrius (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation
was to make "silver shrines for Diana" (qv), Acts 19:24,ie, models either of ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Mason
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) One whose occupation is to build with stone
or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes. ...
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Mariner
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships;
a seaman or sailor. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MARINER. mar'-i-ner. ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mariner.htm - 6k

Mitylene (1 Occurrence)
... In the time of Alexander the Great, Mitylene suffered most through the Persians,
and later by the occupation of the Macedonians, but afterward regained its ...
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Manoah (14 Occurrences)
... Josephus richly embellishes this Scriptural narrative concerning Manoah, but offers
no further light upon the occupation or character of Manoah. ...
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Menahem (8 Occurrences)
... lawlessness. Menahem, with a strong hand, enforced his occupation of the throne.
One town only seems to have refused to acknowledge him. ...
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Philistines (224 Occurrences)
... the Nineteenth Dynasty. The occupation took place during the reign of Rameses
III. of the Twentieth Dynasty. The Philistines had ...
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