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Do you ever
wonder how old is Lebanon, it is surely older than the
Bible. Lebanon is mentioned 65 times in the Bible.
Search words: "Lebanon" 65 results.
Deuteronomy 1:7
Break camp and advance into the hill country of the
Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the
Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills,
in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the
Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the
great river, the Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 3:25
Let me go over and see the good land beyond the
Jordan-that fine hill country and Lebanon."
Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where you set your foot will be yours:
Your territory will extend from the desert to
Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the
western sea. [ 11:24 That is, the
Mediterranean ]
Joshua 1:4
Your territory will extend from the desert to
Lebanon, and from the great river, the
Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea [
1:4 That is, the Mediterranean ] on the west.
Joshua 9:1
Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard
about these things-those in the hill country, in the
western foothills, and along the entire coast of the
Great Sea [ 9:1 That is, the Mediterranean ]
as far as Lebanon (the kings of the Hittites,
Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites)-
Joshua 11:17
from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal
Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount
Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them
down, putting them to death.
Joshua 12:7
These are the kings of the land that Joshua and the
Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan,
from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to
Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (their lands
Joshua gave as an inheritance to the tribes of
Israel according to their tribal divisions-
Joshua 13:5
the area of the Gebalites [ 13:5 That is, the
area of Byblos ] ; and all Lebanon to the
east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo [
13:5 Or [ to the entrance to ] ] Hamath.
Joshua 13:6
"As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions
from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, that is, all
the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before
the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to
Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,
Judges 3:3
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the
Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in
the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon
to Lebo [ 3:3 Or [ to the entrance to ] ]
Hamath.
Judges 9:15
"The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really
want to anoint me king over you, come and take
refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come
out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of
Lebanon!'
1 Kings 4:33
He described plant life, from the cedar of
Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls.
He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and
fish.
1 Kings 5:6
"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut
for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay
you for your men whatever wages you set. You know
that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as
the Sidonians."
1 Kings 5:9
My men will haul them down from Lebanon to
the sea, and I will float them in rafts by sea to
the place you specify. There I will separate them
and you can take them away. And you are to grant my
wish by providing food for my royal household."
1 Kings 5:14
He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten
thousand a month, so that they spent one month in
Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in
charge of the forced labor.
1 Kings 7:2
He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon
a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, [
7:2 That is, about 150 feet (about 46 meters)
long, 75 feet (about 23 meters) wide and 45 feet
(about 13.5 meters) high ] with four rows of cedar
columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
1 Kings 9:19
as well as all his store cities and the towns for
his chariots and for his horses [ 9:19 Or [
charioteers ] ] -whatever he desired to build in
Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the
territory he ruled.
1 Kings 10:17
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered
gold, with three minas [ 10:17 That is, about
3 3/4 pounds (about 1.7 kilograms) ] of gold in each
shield. The king put them in the Palace of the
Forest of
Lebanon.
1 Kings 10:21
All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the
household articles in the Palace of the Forest of
Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of
silver, because silver was considered of little
value in Solomon's days.
2 Kings 14:9
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king
of Judah: "A thistle in Lebanon sent a
message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your
daughter to my son in marriage.' Then a wild beast
in Lebanon came along and trampled the
thistle underfoot.
2 Kings 19:23
By your messengers you have heaped insults on the
Lord. And you have said, "With my many chariots I
have ascended the heights of the mountains, the
utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down
its tallest cedars, the choicest of its pines. I
have reached its remotest parts, the finest of its
forests.
2 Chronicles 2:8
"Send me also cedar, pine and algum [ 2:8
Probably a variant of [ almug ] ; possibly juniper ]
logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men
are skilled in cutting timber there. My men will
work with yours
2 Chronicles 2:16
and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon
that you need and will float them in rafts by sea
down to Joppa. You can then take them up to
Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 8:6
as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all
the cities for his chariots and for his horses [
8:6 Or [ charioteers ] ] -whatever he desired to
build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout
all the territory he ruled.
2 Chronicles 9:16
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered
gold, with three hundred bekas [ 9:16 That
is, about 3 3/4 pounds (about 1.7 kilograms) ] of
gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace
of the Forest of Lebanon.
2
Chronicles 9:20
All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all
the household articles in the Palace of the
Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing
was made of silver, because silver was
considered of little value in Solomon's day.
(Whole Chapter:
2
Chronicles 9 In
context:
2
Chronicles 9:19-21)
2
Chronicles 25:18
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah
king of Judah: "A thistle in Lebanon sent
a message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give
your daughter to my son in marriage.' Then a
wild beast in Lebanon came along and
trampled the thistle underfoot.
(Whole Chapter:
2
Chronicles 25 In
context:
2
Chronicles 25:17-19)
Ezra 3:7
Then they gave money to the masons and
carpenters, and gave food and drink and oil to
the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would
bring cedar logs by sea from Lebanon to
Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
(Whole Chapter:
Ezra 3 In
context:
Ezra 3:6-8)
Psalm 29:5
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the
LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 29 In
context:
Psalm 29:4-6)
Psalm 29:6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion
[ 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon ] like a
young wild ox.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 29 In
context:
Psalm 29:5-7)
Psalm 72:16
Let grain abound throughout the land; on the
tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit
flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like
the grass of the field.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 72 In
context:
Psalm 72:15-17)
Song of Solomon 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come
with me from Lebanon. Descend from the
crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the
summit of Hermon, from the lions' dens and the
mountain haunts of the leopards.
(Whole Chapter:
Song of Solomon 4 In
context:
Song of Solomon 4:7-9)
Isaiah 14:8
Even the pine trees and the cedars of Lebanon
exult over you and say, "Now that you have been
laid low, no woodsman comes to cut us down."
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 14 In
context:
Isaiah 14:7-9)
Isaiah 33:9
The land mourns [ 33:9 Or [ dries up ] ]
and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and
withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan
and Carmel drop their leaves.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 33 In
context:
Isaiah 33:8-10)
Isaiah 35:2
it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice
greatly and shout for joy. The glory of
Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of
Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of
the LORD , the splendor of our God.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 35 In
context:
Isaiah 35:1-3)
Isaiah 37:24
By your messengers you have heaped insults on
the Lord. And you have said, 'With my many
chariots I have ascended the heights of the
mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest
of its pines. I have reached its remotest
heights, the finest of its forests.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 37 In
context:
Isaiah 37:23-25)
Isaiah 60:13
"The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the pine, the fir and the cypress together, to
adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will
glorify the place of my feet.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 60 In
context:
Isaiah 60:12-14)
Jeremiah 18:14
Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from
its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from
distant sources ever cease to flow? [ 18:14
The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is
uncertain. ]
(Whole Chapter:
Jeremiah 18 In
context:
Jeremiah 18:13-15)
Jeremiah 22:6
For this is what the LORD says about the palace
of the king of Judah: "Though you are like
Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon,
I will surely make you like a desert, like towns
not inhabited.
(Whole Chapter:
Jeremiah 22 In
context:
Jeremiah 22:5-7)
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