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The sea-shore is frequently mentioned in the context of God's promises, the vastness of His blessings, and the setting of various biblical events. 1. Symbol of Abundance and Promise: The sea-shore is used metaphorically to describe the abundance of God's blessings and promises to His people. In <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>, God promises Abraham, "I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore." This imagery conveys the innumerable nature of Abraham's descendants, emphasizing God's faithfulness and the vastness of His covenant. 2. Place of Gathering and Teaching: The sea-shore serves as a backdrop for significant gatherings and teachings. In the New Testament, Jesus often taught by the sea, drawing large crowds. <a href="/mark/4.htm">Mark 4:1</a> states, "Once again, Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge." The sea-shore provided a natural amphitheater for Jesus' teachings, symbolizing the reach and accessibility of His message. 3. Miracles and Divine Encounters: The sea-shore is also the setting for miraculous events and divine encounters. In <a href="/john/21-4.htm">John 21:4-6</a>, after His resurrection, Jesus appears to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. "Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, 'Friends, have you any fish?' 'No,' they answered. He said, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish." This event underscores Jesus' authority over nature and His provision for His followers. 4. Boundary and Transition: The sea-shore represents a boundary and a place of transition. It is where the Israelites camped before crossing the Red Sea, as described in <a href="/exodus/14-2.htm">Exodus 14:2</a>, "Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; you are to camp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon." This location marks a pivotal moment of deliverance and transition from slavery to freedom, highlighting God's power to lead His people through seemingly insurmountable obstacles. 5. Judgment and Warning: The sea-shore can also be a place of judgment and warning. In <a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7</a>, the prophet speaks of the impending judgment on the Philistines, "How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the seashore; there He has assigned it." The sea-shore here is a place where God's judgment is executed, serving as a reminder of His sovereignty and justice. Throughout the Bible, the sea-shore is a multifaceted symbol, representing God's promises, a setting for divine teaching and miracles, a boundary of transition, and a place of judgment. It serves as a powerful reminder of God's presence and activity in the world, both in the natural and spiritual realms.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/123.htm">123. aigialos -- the seashore</a> ... the seashore. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: aigialos Phonetic Spelling: (ahee-ghee-al-os') Short Definition: sea-coast, beach Definition: sea ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/123.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2281.htm">2281. thalassa -- the sea</a> ... the Red Sea. Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition the sea NASB Word Usage sea (86), seashore (5). sea. Probably prolonged ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2281.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3220.htm">3220. yam -- sea</a> ... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition sea NASB Word Usage red* (24), sea (278), seacoast* (5), seas (27), seashore (1), seashore* (9), south (1), west ... /hebrew/3220.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm">8193. saphah -- lip, speech, edge</a> ... 6), lip (1), lip service (1), lips (100), mere (1), seashore* (7), shore ... binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech ... /hebrew/8193.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2348.htm">2348. choph -- shore, coast</a> ... Word Origin from chaphaph Definition shore, coast NASB Word Usage coast (1), haven (1), seacoast* (3), seashore* (2). coast of the sea, haven, shore, seaside. ... /hebrew/2348.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/borthwick/hymns_from_the_land_of_luther/the_missionary_on_the_sea.htm">The Missionary on the Sea Shore.</a> ... THE MISSIONARY ON THE SEA SHORE. THE MISSIONARY ON THE SEA SHORE. 10,10,10,4. "And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There ... /.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/the missionary on the sea.htm<a href="/library/winkworth/lyra_germanica_second_series_the_christian_life/for_travellers_on_the_sea-shore.htm">For Travellers on the Sea-Shore</a> ... For Travellers On the Sea-Shore. IV. On the Sea-Shore 10,10,10,4. Wie sch??umt so feierlich. [231]de la Motte Fouqu??. Thou, solemn ... /.../for travellers on the sea-shore.htm<a href="/library/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_4_travelling_in_palestineroads.htm">Travelling in Palestine --Roads, Inns, Hospitality, Custom-House ...</a> ... Secondly, there was the old highway along the sea-shore from Egypt up to Tyre, whence a straight, but not so much frequented, road struck, by Caesarea Philippi ... /.../sketches of jewish social life/chapter 4 travelling in palestineroads.htm<a href="/library/pink/the_divine_inspiration_of_the_bible/chapter_one_there_is_a.htm">There is a Presumption in Favor of the Bible</a> ... When we stood by the seashore and watched the setting sun crimsoning the placid waters on a quiet eve, we had no hesitation in ascribing the picture to the ... /.../pink/the divine inspiration of the bible/chapter one there is a.htm<a href="/library/various/the_st_gregory_hymnal_and_catholic_choir_book/no_77_mother_of_mercy.htm">Mother of Mercy</a> ... Andante religioso. 1. Mother of mercy, day by day, My love of thee grows more and more; Thy gifts are strewn upon my way Like sands upon the great seashore. ... /.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 77 mother of mercy.htm<a href="/library/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_5_in_judaea.htm">In Judaea</a> ... It is not easy to fix the exact boundaries of Judaea proper towards the north-west. To include the sea-shore in the province of Samaria is a popular mistake. ... /.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 5 in judaea.htm<a href="/library/kingsley/twenty-five_village_sermons/sermon_xiii_abrahams_obedience.htm">Abraham's Obedience</a> ... work for him to do; that from that single boy a great nation was to spring, as many in multitude as the stars in the sky, or the sand on the sea-shore, for the ... /.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xiii abrahams obedience.htm<a href="/library/jackson/the_message_and_the_man/chapter_vi_passion.htm">Passion.</a> ... reveal. His spiritual descendants are numbered by multitudes as the sand on the sea-shore, the stars in the firmament, for number. ... //christianbookshelf.org/jackson/the message and the man/chapter vi passion.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_k/a_path_in_the_sea.htm">A Path in the Sea</a> ... 30. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.31. ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/a path in the sea.htm<a href="/library/mede/a_key_to_the_apocalypse/the_mystery_2.htm">The Mystery</a> ... own name, he now attempts it in another way, by tacitly substituting a kingdom dependent on himself, and for that purpose he stood on the sea shore, that he ... //christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the mystery 2.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/seashore.htm">Seashore (20 Occurrences)</a> ... stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that 'is' by the sea-shore -- the innumerable. ... them for war, and they are like the sands on the seashore in number ... /s/seashore.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/s/sea-shore.htm">Sea-shore (11 Occurrences)</a> Sea-shore. Seashore, Sea-shore. Seaside . Multi-Version Concordance Sea-shore (11 Occurrences). ... (See JPS ASV). Seashore, Sea-shore. Seaside . Reference ... /s/sea-shore.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/s/shore.htm">Shore (45 Occurrences)</a> ... Asher continued on the seashore, and abode in his breaches. ... chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude ... /s/shore.htm - 22k<a href="/topical/s/sand.htm">Sand (40 Occurrences)</a> ... sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore, were fathered ... the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. ... /s/sand.htm - 24k<a href="/topical/n/numerous.htm">Numerous (88 Occurrences)</a> ... of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that 'is' by the sea-shore -- the innumerable ... like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. ... /n/numerous.htm - 33k<a href="/topical/s/seaside.htm">Seaside (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore. Also used adjectively. Multi-Version Concordance ... /s/seaside.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/s/sands.htm">Sands (9 Occurrences)</a> ... the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the seashore which cannot ... assemble them for war, and they are like the sands on the seashore in number. ... /s/sands.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/s/seacoast.htm">Seacoast (7 Occurrences)</a> ... the Amorites and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore; the land ... /s/seacoast.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/h/haven.htm">Haven (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 5:17, the Revised Version margin "shore," the King James Version "seashore," the King James Version margin "port"); elsewhere "sea-shore" (Deuteronomy 1 ... /h/haven.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/c/coast.htm">Coast (70 Occurrences)</a> ... 3. (n.) The seashore, or land near it. ... (KJV). 2 Chronicles 8:17 Then went Solomon to Ezion Geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom. (See NIV). ... /c/coast.htm - 31k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Dead-Sea.html">What is the importance of the Dead Sea in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/red-reed-sea.html">Did the Israelites in the book of Exodus cross the Red Sea or the Reed Sea? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Sea-of-Galilee.html">What is the significance of the Sea of Galilee in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <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>Sea-shore (11 Occurrences)<a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a> wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, 'so many' as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable. (ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a> I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (DBY YLT)<a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30</a> Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. (See JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a> turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. (See JPS ASV)<a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Joshua 11:4</a> And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. (See JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a> Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches. (WBS)<a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a> And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude. (See JPS ASV YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">1 Samuel 13:5</a> And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven. (See JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29</a> And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. (See JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">2 Chronicles 8:17</a> Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom. (See JPS)<a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7</a> How canst thou be quiet, seeing Jehovah hath given thee a charge? Against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore, there hath he appointed it. 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