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This term is used in various contexts throughout the Bible, often symbolizing strength, vulnerability, or the location of certain actions or events.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Symbol of Strength and Protection:</b><br> The flanks are sometimes mentioned in the context of strength and protection. In ancient times, the flanks of an army or a city were considered crucial areas that needed to be defended. The Bible uses this imagery to convey the idea of divine protection and strength. For example, in the context of God's protection over His people, the imagery of covering or guarding the flanks can be seen as a metaphor for comprehensive security.<br><br>2. <b>Vulnerability:</b><br> Conversely, the flanks can also symbolize vulnerability. In military terms, the flanks of an army are often the most susceptible to attack. This imagery is used in the Bible to describe situations where individuals or nations are exposed to danger or judgment. The vulnerability of the flanks serves as a reminder of the need for vigilance and reliance on God's protection.<br><br>3. <b>Sacrificial Context:</b><br> In the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, the flanks of animals were sometimes mentioned in the context of offerings. The specific parts of the animal used in sacrifices were significant, and the flanks could be included in the portions designated for burning on the altar or given to the priests. This highlights the importance of offering the best and most valuable parts to God.<br><br>4. <b>Metaphorical Usage:</b><br> The Bible occasionally uses the term "flanks" metaphorically to describe the inner parts or the hidden aspects of a person or a situation. This can be seen in poetic or prophetic literature, where the flanks may represent the inner workings or the true nature of an individual or a nation.<br><br><b>Example from Scripture:</b><br><br>· In the book of Job, the term "flanks" is used to describe the physical strength and majesty of the behemoth, a creature that exemplifies God's creative power. <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Job 40:16</a> states, "See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly." While the term "flanks" is not directly used in this verse, the description of the creature's physical attributes aligns with the concept of strength associated with the flanks.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The use of "flanks" in the Bible underscores the themes of strength, protection, and vulnerability. It serves as a reminder of the need for divine protection and the importance of offering one's best to God. The imagery associated with flanks also highlights the balance between human vulnerability and the strength that comes from reliance on God. Through these references, the Bible communicates profound truths about the nature of God's protection and the human condition.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3696.htm"><span class="l">3696. Kisloth Tabor -- a place in Issachar</span></a><br><b>...</b> Chisloth- tabor. From the feminine plural of kecel and Tabowr; <b>flanks</b> of Tabor;<br> Kisloth-Tabor, a place in Palestine -- Chisloth- tabor. see HEBREW kecel. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3696.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_2/chapter_iithe_memphite_empire.htm"><span class="l">The Memphite Empire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The devastated <b>flanks</b> of the hills, their torn and corroded bases, the accumulated<br> masses of shingle left by the eddies, the long lines of rocks and sand, mark <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/the_training_of_a_public_speaker/elegance_and_grace.htm"><span class="l">Elegance and Grace</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A horse with slender <b>flanks</b> is considered handsomer than one not framed in that<br> manner, and the same quality also shows that he excels in swiftness. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/the training of a public speaker/elegance and grace.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_modesty/chapter_v_of_the_prohibition_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Prohibition of Adultery in the Decalogue.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Enclosed by such <b>flanks</b>, encircled and supported by such ribs, who shall dislocate<br> her from the corporate mass of coherencies, from the bond of neighbour crimes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter v of the prohibition of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/things_that_accompany_salvation.htm"><span class="l">Things that Accompany Salvation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> it always in every case attended with divers graces and virtues which seemed to<br> be like troops and soldiers to guard it in the ran, about its <b>flanks</b>, and in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/things that accompany salvation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/writings_of_rufinus_preface_to.htm"><span class="l">Writings of Rufinus. Preface to the Commentary on the Benedictions <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> become in your requests, and the harder become your demands: you treat me as you<br> would an ox whose laziness you have discovered, and prick his <b>flanks</b> and back <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../writings of rufinus preface to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_instructor_paedagogus/chapter_ii_against_embellishing_the_body.htm"><span class="l">Against Embellishing the Body.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This takes away from her height. Has one no <b>flanks</b>? She has something sewed on to<br> her, so that the spectators. May exclaim on her fine shape behind. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter ii against embellishing the body.htm</font><p><a href="/library/stalker/the_trial_and_death_of_jesus_christ/chapter_vi_back_to_pilate.htm"><span class="l">Back to Pilate</span></a> <br><b>...</b> far aloft, in the white and shining heavens, lo, tier on tier and circle upon circle,<br> with the angels of God hovering above them and on their <b>flanks</b>; and in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter vi back to pilate.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/fit_though_few.htm"><span class="l">'Fit, Though Few'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> let us not mind how few are in the ranks with us, nor be afraid, though the far-<br> extended front of the enemy threatens to curl around our <b>flanks</b> and enclose us <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/fit though few.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/i_the_city_of_gold.htm"><span class="l">The City of Gold</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All these blocks rooted in the soil, suspended, and towering up from the <b>flanks</b><br> of the hills, these interminable regiments of columns and pilasters, this <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the city of gold.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/xerxes/chapter_xi_the_battle_of.htm"><span class="l">The Battle of Salamis.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> At Salamis they were defended in part by the projections of the land, which protected<br> their <b>flanks</b>, and prevented their being assailed, except in front, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter xi the battle of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/flanks.htm"><span class="l"><b>Flanks</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Flanks</b> (7 Occurrences). Leviticus 3:4 And the<br> two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flanks.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/redundance.htm"><span class="l">Redundance (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 3:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them, which 'is' on<br> the <b>flanks</b>, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/redundance.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/caul.htm"><span class="l">Caul (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 3:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the<br><b>flanks</b>, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/caul.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/net.htm"><span class="l">Net (91 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 3:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the<br><b>flanks</b>, and the net above the liver which he shall take away as far as the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/net.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/beside.htm"><span class="l">Beside (326 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 3:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them, which 'is' on<br> the <b>flanks</b>, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/beside.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aside.htm"><span class="l">Aside (416 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 3:4 and the two kidneys, and the fat which 'is' on them, which 'is' on<br> the <b>flanks</b>, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aside.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flank.htm"><span class="l">Flank (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flank.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm"><span class="l">Lebanon (66 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> only 25 miles distant as the crow flies, show themselves at intervals through the<br> gorges cut by the rapid streams which have furrowed the western <b>flanks</b> of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lebanon.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flap.htm"><span class="l">Flap (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flap.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm"><span class="l">Drought (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Selah. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT). Psalms 38:7 For my <b>flanks</b> have been full of<br> drought, And soundness is not in my flesh. (YLT). Isaiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/drought.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/flanks.htm">Flanks: 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">Flanks (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/3-4.htm">Leviticus 3:4</a></span><br />And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/3-10.htm">Leviticus 3:10</a></span><br />And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/3-15.htm">Leviticus 3:15</a></span><br />And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/4-9.htm">Leviticus 4:9</a></span><br />And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/7-4.htm">Leviticus 7:4</a></span><br />And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/15-27.htm">Job 15:27</a></span><br />Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his <span class="boldtext">flanks</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Psalms 38:7</a></span><br />For my <span class="boldtext">flanks</span> have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/flanks.htm">Flanks</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flanks.htm">Flanks (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/liver.htm">Liver (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lobe.htm">Lobe (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flapped.htm">Flapped (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/phylactery.htm">Phylactery</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bait.htm">Bait (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/caul.htm">Caul (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fly.htm">Fly (33 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/flank.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Flank"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Flank" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/flap.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Flap"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Flap" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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