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Cliffs are mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, symbolizing both physical and spiritual elements.<br><br><b>Geographical Significance:</b><br><br>Cliffs are prominent in the geography of the ancient Near East, particularly in regions like Judea and Samaria, where the landscape is marked by rocky hills and steep escarpments. These natural formations provided strategic advantages in warfare and served as places of refuge and isolation.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Judges 15:8</a></b> · In the narrative of Samson, cliffs play a role in his exploits against the Philistines. After striking them down, Samson retreats to a cleft in the rock of Etam, a location characterized by its cliffs and caves, offering him a temporary sanctuary.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4-5</a></b> · The account of Jonathan and his armor-bearer describes their approach to the Philistine garrison, which involved navigating between two cliffs named Bozez and Seneh. These cliffs were significant in the tactical maneuvering of Jonathan's surprise attack.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">2 Chronicles 20:16</a></b> · The account of Jehoshaphat's battle against the Moabites and Ammonites mentions the ascent of Ziz, a location associated with cliffs. The strategic positioning of the cliffs played a role in the ambush and subsequent victory of Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/job/30-6.htm">Job 30:6</a></b> · In a poetic lament, Job describes the outcasts of society dwelling "in the clefts of the valleys, in caves of the earth and the rocks." This imagery highlights the cliffs as places of desolation and marginalization.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></b> · The prophet Jeremiah speaks against Edom, whose inhabitants pride themselves on dwelling "in the clefts of the rocks" and making their homes high in the cliffs. This passage underscores the false security that can be associated with such natural fortifications.<br><br><b>Symbolic Meaning:</b><br><br>Cliffs in the Bible often symbolize strength, refuge, and isolation. They can represent the divine protection offered by God, as seen in the metaphorical language of the Psalms. For instance, <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a> declares, "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge."<br><br>Conversely, cliffs can also symbolize danger and judgment. The precariousness of standing on a cliff's edge serves as a metaphor for the instability of relying on anything other than God's providence.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, cliffs remind believers of the dual nature of God's creation—both a place of refuge and a potential site of peril. They call to mind the need for reliance on God's strength and wisdom, rather than on human fortifications or pride. The imagery of cliffs in Scripture encourages a deeper trust in God's protection and guidance, recognizing that true security is found not in physical locations but in the steadfastness of the Lord.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A high, steep rock; a precipice.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) See Clef.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">CLEFT; CLIFF; CLIFT</span><p>kleft, klif, klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or narrow opening, as "of the ragged rocks" (<a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Isaiah 2:21</a>); "under the clefts of the rocks" (<a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5</a>). "Clift" is an obsolete form of cleft, found in the King James Version <a href="/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5</a>, but not in the Revised Version (British and American). "Cliff," an abrupt, precipitous, towering rock, is not in the Revised Version (British and American), but is found in the King James Version <a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">2 Chronicles 20:16</a>, the Revised Version (British and American) "ascent," <a href="/job/30-6.htm">Job 30:6</a>.<p><span class="encheading">CLIFF; CLIFT</span><p>See <a href="../c/cleft.htm">CLEFT</a>.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4074.htm"><span class="l">4074. Petros -- "a stone" or "a boulder," Peter, one of the twelve <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4074 ("small stone") then stands in contrast to 4073 ("<b>cliff</b>, boulder," ). "4074 ()<br> is an isolated rock and 4073 () is a <b>cliff</b>" (, 3, 100). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4074.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2630.htm"><span class="l">2630. katakremnizo -- to throw over a precipice</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from kata and kremnos Definition to throw over a precipice NASB<br> Word Usage throw...down the <b>cliff</b> (1). cast down headlong. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2630.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4073.htm"><span class="l">4073. petra -- a (large mass of) rock</span></a> <br><b>...</b> rock. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: petra Phonetic Spelling:<br> (pet'-ra) Short Definition: rock Definition: a rock, ledge, <b>cliff</b>, cave, stony <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4073.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2911.htm"><span class="l">2911. kremnos -- a steep bank</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a steep bank, <b>cliff</b>. From kremannumi; overhanging, ie A precipice -- steep place.<br> see GREEK kremannumi. (kremnou) -- 3 Occurrences. 2910, 2911. kremnos. 2912 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2911.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5553.htm"><span class="l">5553. sela -- a crag, <b>cliff</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 5552, 5553. sela. 5554 . a crag, <b>cliff</b>. Transliteration: sela Phonetic<br> Spelling: (seh'-lah) Short Definition: rock. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5553.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm"><span class="l">6697. tsur -- rock, <b>cliff</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 6696c, 6697. tsur. 6698 . rock, <b>cliff</b>. Transliteration: tsur Phonetic<br> Spelling: (tsoor) Short Definition: rock. Word Origin from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6697.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5573.htm"><span class="l">5573. Senneh -- a <b>cliff</b> in Isr.</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5572, 5573. Senneh. 5574 . a <b>cliff</b> in Isr. <b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation<br> Definition a <b>cliff</b> in Isr. NASB Word Usage Seneh (1). Seneh. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5573.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4608.htm"><span class="l">4608. maaleh -- an ascent</span></a><br><b>...</b> section (1). ascent, <b>cliff</b>, going up, hill, mounting up,. From alah; an<br> elevation, ie (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4608.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4869.htm"><span class="l">4869. misgab -- a secure height, retreat, stronghold</span></a><br><b>...</b> From sagab; properly, a <b>cliff</b> (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly,<br> altitude; figuratively, a refuge -- defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4869.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8127.htm"><span class="l">8127. shen -- tooth, ivory</span></a><br><b>...</b> From shanan; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for shenhabbiym) ivory; figuratively,<br> a <b>cliff</b> -- crag, X forefront, ivory, X sharp, tooth. see HEBREW shanan. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8127.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6159.htm"><span class="l">6159. Oreb -- a Midianite</span></a><br><b>...</b> Oreb. Or mowreb {o-rabe'}; the same as oreb; Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of<br> the <b>cliff</b> near the Jordan -- Oreb. see HEBREW oreb. 6158, 6159. Oreb. 6160 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6159.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/be_for_thou_art.htm"><span class="l">Be for Thou Art'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> is identical, and the difference between them is insignificant; one being a rock<br> of any shape or size, the other being a perpendicular <b>cliff</b> or elevated <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/be for thou art.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_vii_athor_the_golden.htm"><span class="l">Athor, the Golden</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A company of half a score of children were ascending in single file, along a slanting<br> plane of planks, into the hollow in the <b>cliff</b> upon which work had been <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter vii athor the golden.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_apocalypse_of_peter/the_apocalypse_of_peter.htm"><span class="l">The Apocalypse of Peter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 31. And other men and women were being hurled down from a great <b>cliff</b> and reached<br> the bottom, and again were driven by those who were set over them to climb up <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the apocalypse of peter/the apocalypse of peter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/samson_who_did_to_others.htm"><span class="l">Samson who did to Others as they did to Him</span></a> <br><b>...</b> do, I will not stop until I have had my revenge on you!" So he fought fiercely and<br> killed many of them; then he went and stayed in a cavern in the <b>cliff</b> of Etam <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/samson who did to others.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xxv_at_gerasa_-.htm"><span class="l">At Gerasa - the Healing of the Demonised.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> perhaps the silvery moon was shedding her pale light on the weird scene, and laying<br> her halo around the shadows cast upon the sea by the steep <b>cliff</b> down which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxv at gerasa -.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chidley/fifty-two_story_talks_to_boys_and_girls/the_inch-worm_and_the_mountain.htm"><span class="l">The Inch-Worm and the Mountain</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They decided that the only thing to do was to try to climb up the face of the <b>cliff</b>.<br> But the rock, was too steep, and so they tried to jump up. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/the inch-worm and the mountain.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/sappho.htm"><span class="l">Sappho</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SAPPHO. She lay among the myrtles on the <b>cliff</b>; Above her glared the noon;<br> beneath, the sea. Upon the white horizon Atho's peak Weltered <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/sappho.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/a_kind_of_waterspout.htm"><span class="l">"A Kind of Waterspout"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Just was quite full at five, and God gave us a parting blessing. At noon I preached<br> on the <b>cliff</b> near Penzance, where no one now gives an uncivil word. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/a kind of waterspout.htm</font><p><a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cccv_the_alps.htm"><span class="l">The Alps</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thou speakest from each rolling cloud. That pours its stormy mirth on high,.<br> When <b>cliff</b> to <b>cliff</b> is shouting loud,. Responsive to the sky:". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cccv the alps.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xx_the_treasure_cave.htm"><span class="l">The Treasure Cave</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There he permitted the rubble to slide with a mixture of earth, like a natural<br> displacement, into the talus, of a similar nature, at the base of the <b>cliff</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xx the treasure cave.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/cliff.htm"><span class="l"><b>Cliff</b> (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) See Clef. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEFT; <b>CLIFF</b>; CLIFT. <b>...</b><b>CLIFF</b>; CLIFT.<br> See CLEFT. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Cliff</b> (11 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cliff.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/clift.htm"><span class="l">Clift</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A <b>cliff</b>. 2. (n.) A cleft of crack; a narrow<br> opening. <b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEFT; <b>CLIFF</b>; CLIFT. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/clift.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crag.htm"><span class="l">Crag (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken<br><b>cliff</b>, or point of a rock, on a ledge. 2. (n.) A partially <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crag.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/inaccessible.htm"><span class="l">Inaccessible (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Inaccessible (1 Occurrence). Job 39:28 On the <b>cliff</b> he dwells, and makes his<br> home, on the point of the <b>cliff</b>, and the stronghold. (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/inaccessible.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/peniel.htm"><span class="l">Peniel (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Some have thought it might be a prominent <b>cliff</b>, the contour of which<br> resembled a human face. Such a <b>cliff</b> on the seashore to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/peniel.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/partridge.htm"><span class="l">Partridge (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> This bird, unlike our own partridge, is distinguished by "its ringing call-note,<br> which in early morning echoes from <b>cliff</b> to <b>cliff</b> amidst the barrenness of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/partridge.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bozez.htm"><span class="l">Bozez (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the two cliffs that stand one on each side of the gorge of Michmash (1 Samuel<br> 14:4). It catches the sun during most of the day, while the southern <b>cliff</b> is in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bozez.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cleft.htm"><span class="l">Cleft (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> wood. 8. (n.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Int.<br> Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEFT; <b>CLIFF</b>; CLIFT. kleft <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cleft.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/seneh.htm"><span class="l">Seneh (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The acacia; rock-thorn, the southern <b>cliff</b> in the Wady es-Suweinit, a valley south<br> of Michmash, which Jonathan climbed with his armour-bearer (1 Samuel 14:4, 5 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/seneh.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stays.htm"><span class="l">Stays (21 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV ASV WBS). Job 39:28 On the <b>cliff</b> he dwells, and makes his home,<br> on the point of the <b>cliff</b>, and the stronghold. (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stays.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/did-Nazareth-exist.html">Did Nazareth exist during the life of Jesus? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Simon-the-tanner.html">Who was Simon the tanner? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/I-am-the-door.html">What did Jesus mean when He said “I am the door” (John 10:7)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/cliff.htm">Cliff: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Cliff (11 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/8-32.htm">Matthew 8:32</a></span><br />He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span> into the sea, and died in the water.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/5-13.htm">Mark 5:13</a></span><br />He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span> into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Luke 4:29</a></span><br />They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Luke 8:33</a></span><br />The demons came out of the man and left him, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently over the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span> into the Lake and were drowned.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21</a></span><br />He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, "Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a></span><br />Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-16.htm">2 Chronicles 20:16</a></span><br />To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span> of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm">2 Chronicles 25:12</a></span><br />And the children of Judah took ten thousand captive, alive, and brought them to the top of the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span>, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, so that they all were broken in pieces.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/39-28.htm">Job 39:28</a></span><br />On the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span> he dwells, and makes his home, on the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Proverbs 30:26</a></span><br />the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the <span class="boldtext">cliff</span>;<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Song of Songs 2:14</a></span><br />O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a 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