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Understanding the setting is crucial for interpreting the narratives, prophecies, and teachings found within the Scriptures. The setting provides the backdrop against which God's interactions with humanity unfold, revealing His divine plan and purpose. Geographical Setting The geographical setting of the Bible spans a vast region, primarily centered around the ancient Near East. Key locations include: · The Promised Land (Canaan/Israel): This land, promised to Abraham and his descendants, serves as the central stage for much of the biblical narrative. It is described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), symbolizing abundance and divine blessing. · Egypt: A place of both refuge and bondage for the Israelites. It is where Joseph rose to power and where the Israelites were enslaved before the Exodus. · Babylon: The site of the Israelites' exile, representing a period of judgment and longing for restoration. The Babylonian captivity is a pivotal event that shapes much of the prophetic literature. · Jerusalem: The spiritual and political heart of Israel, home to the Temple, and the city where Jesus was crucified and resurrected. It holds eschatological significance in biblical prophecy. Historical Setting The historical setting of the Bible covers several millennia, from the creation narrative in Genesis to the early Christian church in the New Testament. Key historical periods include: · The Patriarchal Period: The era of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—marked by God's covenantal promises and the formation of the Israelite identity. · The Exodus and Conquest: The deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt and their subsequent conquest of Canaan under Joshua's leadership. · The Monarchy: The establishment of the Israelite kingdom under Saul, David, and Solomon, followed by the division into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. · The Exile and Return: The Babylonian exile and the subsequent return to Jerusalem, leading to the rebuilding of the Temple and the restoration of Jewish life and worship. · The Roman Period: The time of Jesus' earthly ministry, the early church, and the spread of the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire. Cultural Setting The cultural setting of the Bible reflects the diverse societies and customs of the ancient Near East. Understanding these cultural elements enhances the interpretation of biblical texts: · Hebrew Culture: Rooted in the covenantal relationship with Yahweh, characterized by practices such as circumcision, Sabbath observance, and dietary laws. · Greco-Roman Influence: Present in the New Testament era, affecting language, philosophy, and governance. The use of Greek as the lingua franca facilitated the spread of the Gospel. · Religious Practices: The Bible addresses various religious practices, both within Israel (e.g., sacrifices, festivals) and among surrounding nations (e.g., idolatry, pagan rituals). Theological Implications The setting of the Bible is not merely a backdrop but is integral to its theological message. It demonstrates God's sovereignty over history and geography, His faithfulness to His promises, and His desire for a relationship with His people. The settings of the Bible serve as tangible reminders of God's presence and action in the world, inviting believers to trust in His providence and to live in accordance with His will.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Set.2. (n.) The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.3. (n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.4. (n.) Something set in, or inserted.5. (n.) That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>SETTINGset'-ing (millu'ah, literally, "a filling"): The word is used in the description of the manufacture of the breastplate of judgment (<a href="/exodus/28-17.htm">Exodus 28:17</a>). The instruction runs: "Thou shalt set in it settings of stones," namely, four rows of precious stones. The same word is rendered "inclosings" in <a href="/exodus/28-20.htm">Exodus 28:20</a>, and in 39:13 the King James Version.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4286.htm">4286. prothesis -- a setting forth, ie fig. proposal, spec. the ...</a> ... 4285, 4286. prothesis. 4287 . a setting forth, ie fig. proposal, spec. ... Word Origin from protithemi Definition a setting forth, ie fig. proposal, spec. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4286.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/115.htm">115. athetesis -- a setting aside</a> ... a setting aside. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: athetesis Phonetic Spelling: (ath-et'-ay-sis) Short Definition: nullification, abrogation ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/115.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3734.htm">3734. horothesia -- a setting of boundaries</a> ... a setting of boundaries. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: horothesia Phonetic Spelling: (hor-oth-es-ee'-ah) Short Definition: a setting of ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3734.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1424.htm">1424. dusme -- a setting (as of the sun), by impl. (the) western ...</a> ... 1423, 1424. dusme. 1425 . a setting (as of the sun), by impl. ... Word Origin from duno Definition a setting (as of the sun), by impl. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1424.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1422a.htm">1422a. dusis -- a sinking, setting.</a> ... dusis. 1422b . a sinking, setting. Transliteration: dusis Short Definition: setting. Word Origin from duno Definition a sinking, setting. 1422, 1422a. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1422a.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/4634.htm">4634. skenopegia -- the setting up of tents</a> ... the setting up of tents. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: skenopegia Phonetic Spelling: (skay-nop-ayg-ee'-ah) Short Definition: the feast of ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4634.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4740.htm">4740. sterigmos -- a setting firmly, steadfastness</a> ... a setting firmly, steadfastness. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: sterigmos Phonetic Spelling: (stay-rig-mos') Short Definition: firmness ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4740.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1422.htm">1422. duskolos -- a sinking, setting.</a> ... 1421, 1422. duskolos. 1422a . a sinking, setting. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: duskolos Phonetic Spelling: (doo'-kol ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1422.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/321.htm">321. anago -- to lead up, bring up</a> ... to lead up, bring up NASB Word Usage bring (2), brought (5), launched (1), led (2), put out to sea (4), putting out to sea (1), set sail (7), setting sail (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/321.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1882.htm">1882. epanorthosis -- correction</a> ... epanorthosis Phonetic Spelling: (ep-an-or'-tho-sis) Short Definition: correction, reformation Definition: correction, reformation, setting straight (right ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1882.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4396.htm">4396. milluah -- setting (of jewels)</a> ... milluah. 4397 . setting (of jewels). Transliteration: milluah Phonetic Spelling: (mil-loo-aw') Short Definition: filigree. Word Origin fem. ... inclosing, setting. ... /hebrew/4396.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4394.htm">4394. millu -- setting, installation</a> ... 4393, 4394. millu. 4395 . setting, installation. Transliteration: millu Phonetic Spelling: (mil-loo') Short Definition: ordination. ... /hebrew/4394.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4402.htm">4402. milleth -- perhaps setting or border, rim</a> ... 4401, 4402. milleth. 4403 . perhaps setting or border, rim. Transliteration: milleth Phonetic Spelling: (mil-layth') Short Definition: setting. ... /hebrew/4402.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4550.htm">4550. massa -- a pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a ...</a> ... massa. 4551 . a pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey. Transliteration: massa Phonetic Spelling: (mas-sah') Short Definition: journeys. ... /hebrew/4550.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3996.htm">3996. mabo -- entrance, a coming in, entering</a> ... Word Origin from bo Definition entrance, a coming in, entering NASB Word Usage come (1), enter (1), entrance (13), entry (1), place of its setting (1), setting ... /hebrew/3996.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm">5265. nasa -- to pull out or up, set out, journey</a> ... move (2), moved (6), plucked (1), pulled (4), quarried (1), quarries (1), removed (1), set (53), set journey (1), set aside (1), sets (1), setting (1), take ... /hebrew/5265.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm">6965. qum -- to arise, stand up, stand</a> ... 12), raises (3), raising (1), remained (1), restore (1), rise (73), risen (11), rises (10), rising (2), rose (36), rouse (2), set (22), setting (1), spent (1 ... /hebrew/6965.htm - 7k <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm">5414. nathan -- to give, put, set</a> ... 2), reduces (1), render (2), repay (1), Requite (2), requited (1), roared loudly* (1), roared* (1), send (4), sends (1), sent (4), set (74), setting (5), show ... /hebrew/5414.htm - 9k <a href="/hebrew/4628.htm">4628. maarab -- west</a> ... Definition: west. Word Origin from the same as ereb Definition west NASB Word Usage setting (1), west (11), west side (2). west. Or ... /hebrew/4628.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4865.htm">4865. mishbetsah -- checkered or plaited work</a> ... ouch, wrought. From shabats; a brocade; by analogy, a (reticulated) setting of a gem -- ouch, wrought. see HEBREW shabats. 4864, 4865. mishbetsah. 4866 . ... /hebrew/4865.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/richardson/early_christian_fathers/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a> ... Introduction to Early Christian Literature and Its Setting THE SETTING. The introductions to the various documents in our volume ... //christianbookshelf.org/richardson/early christian fathers/the setting.htm<a href="/library/whyte/lord_teach_us_to_pray/viii_the_psalmistsetting_the_lord.htm">The Psalmist --Setting the Lord</a> ... THE PSALMIST"SETTING THE LORD. ... And eminent among all that is within David is that so wonderful power he has of setting the Lord before the eyes of his heart. ... /.../whyte/lord teach us to pray/viii the psalmistsetting the lord.htm<a href="/library/unknown/the_gospel_of_nicodemus_/chapter_9_25_and_setting.htm">And Setting Out to Paradise, He Took Hold of Our Forefather Adam ...</a> ... Part II."The Descent of Christ into Hell. Greek Form. Chapter 9 (25). And setting out to paradise, He took hold of our forefather Adam by the hand? ... /.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 9 25 and setting.htm<a href="/library/rolle/the_fire_of_love/chapter_iv_of_the_setting.htm">Of the Setting of Man's Life</a> ... TRANSLATED BY RICHARD MISYN IN 1434 FROM DE EMENDATIONE VITAE' BY RICHARD ROLLE OF HAMPOLE: AND NOW DONE INTO MODERN ENGLISH CHAPTER IV OF THE SETTING OF MAN'S ... //christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter iv of the setting.htm<a href="/library/severus/life_and_writings_of_sulpitius_severus_/chapter_viii_accordingly_setting_out.htm">Accordingly, Setting Out from that Place, I Made for the Town of ...</a> ... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter VIII. Accordingly, setting out from that place, I made for the town of Bethlehem? Accordingly ... /.../chapter viii accordingly setting out.htm<a href="/library/torrey/the_person_and_work_of_the_holy_spirit/chapter_xi_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit Setting the Believer Free from the Power of ...</a> ... CHAPTER XI. THE HOLY SPIRIT SETTING THE BELIEVER FREE FROM THE POWER OF INDWELLING SIN. In Romans 8:2 the Apostle Paul writes, "The ... /.../torrey/the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter xi the holy spirit.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/2_the_first_charge_of.htm">The First Charge, of Setting Constans against Constantius.</a> ... Chapter II. 2. The first charge, of setting Constans against Constantius. But as to the slanderous charge which has been preferred ... /.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/2 the first charge of.htm<a href="/library/prideaux/directions_to_church-wardens/4_of_setting_out_tithes.htm">Of Setting Out Tithes.</a> ... A COMPENDIUM OF THE LAW RELATING TO TITHES. 4. Of Setting out Tithes. It is a common opinion, that the parishioners are obliged ... /.../prideaux/directions to church-wardens/4 of setting out tithes.htm<a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/7_the_fact_of_the.htm">The Fact of the Redeemer's Return had a Spectacular Setting Forth ...</a> ... Chapter Three The Fact of the Redeemer's Return 7. The Fact of the Redeemer's Return had a spectacular setting forth on the Mount of Transfiguration. ... //christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/7 the fact of the.htm<a href="/library/unknown/the_gospel_of_the_nativity_of_mary/chapter_5_therefore_as_the.htm">Therefore, as the Angel had Commanded, Both of them Setting Out ...</a> ... Chapter 5. Therefore, as the angel had commanded, both of them setting out from the place where? Therefore, as the angel had commanded ... /.../unknown/the gospel of the nativity of mary/chapter 5 therefore as the.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/setting.htm">Setting (82 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (n.) The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris ... /s/setting.htm - 32k<a href="/topical/s/sun-setting.htm">Sun-setting (1 Occurrence)</a> Sun-setting. Sunset, Sun-setting. Sunshine . Multi-Version Concordance Sun-setting (1 Occurrence). Joshua 23:4 Behold ... /s/sun-setting.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/o/ordination.htm">Ordination (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of consecrating for ministry, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc. ... /o/ordination.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/e/eucharist.htm">Eucharist</a> ... HISTORICAL SETTING OF THE EUCHARIST 1. Other Acts and Words of Christ on Eve of the Passion 2. Sacrificial Language of the Institution 3. Sacrificial System of ... /e/eucharist.htm - 38k<a href="/topical/s/supper.htm">Supper (17 Occurrences)</a> ... HISTORICAL SETTING OF THE EUCHARIST 1. Other Acts and Words of Christ on Eve of the Passion 2. Sacrificial Language of the Institution 3. Sacrificial System of ... /s/supper.htm - 44k<a href="/topical/b/beatitudes.htm">Beatitudes</a> ... support of this second view it may be pointed out that Luke is usually more careful than Matthew to place the sayings of Jesus in their original setting and to ... /b/beatitudes.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/b/battle.htm">Battle (282 Occurrences)</a> ... being above the place where he himself was standing; or on the other hand, he might see the locality on the skyline and the sun rising or setting just behind it ... /b/battle.htm - 55k<a href="/topical/s/set.htm">Set (6715 Occurrences)</a> ... 9. (vt) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set ... /s/set.htm - 20k<a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job (60 Occurrences)</a> ... Readers II. THE LITERARY FRAMEWORK 1. Setting of Time, Place and Scene 2. Characters and Personality 3. Form and Style III. THE ... /j/job.htm - 62k<a href="/topical/k/kinds.htm">Kinds (110 Occurrences)</a> ... Luke 4:40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and ... /k/kinds.htm - 36k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/end-times-date-setting.html">What is wrong with date-setting for the end times? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/setting-goals.html">What does the Bible say about setting goals? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/citation.html">How to cite GotQuestions.org articles in an academic setting. | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/setting.htm">Setting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</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>Setting (82 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Matthew 8:11</a> But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun, and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; (DBY)<a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">Matthew 16:23</a> But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men." (WEB NAS)<a href="/matthew/27-66.htm">Matthew 27:66</a> So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. (KJV WEY RSV)<a href="/mark/7-9.htm">Mark 7:9</a> He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/mark/7-13.htm">Mark 7:13</a> setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.' (YLT)<a href="/mark/8-33.htm">Mark 8:33</a> But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men." (See NAS)<a href="/mark/10-17.htm">Mark 10:17</a> As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" (See NAS RSV)<a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Luke 4:40</a> When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/15-39.htm">Acts 15:39</a> So there arose a serious disagreement between them, which resulted in their parting from one another, Barnabas taking Mark and setting sail for Cyprus. (WEY)<a href="/acts/16-11.htm">Acts 16:11</a> Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis; (WEB ASV RSV)<a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5</a> And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring 'them' to the populace, (YLT)<a href="/acts/20-18.htm">Acts 20:18</a> Upon their arrival he said to them, "You Elders well know, from the first day of my setting foot in the province of Asia, the kind of life I lived among you the whole time, (WEY)<a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Acts 25:3</a> asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way. (See NAS)<a href="/acts/27-4.htm">Acts 27:4</a> And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. (DBY)<a href="/acts/28-10.htm">Acts 28:10</a> who also with many honours did honour us, and we setting sail -- they were lading 'us' with the things that were necessary. (YLT NAS)<a href="/romans/13-2.htm">Romans 13:2</a> so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment. (YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6</a> Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. (See NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a> But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Paul's Letter to the Galatians (See NIV)<a href="/ephesians/2-15.htm">Ephesians 2:15</a> by setting aside the Law with its commandments, expressed, as they were, in definite decrees. His design was to unite the two sections of humanity in Himself so as to form one new man, (WEY)<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God. (WEB ASV)<a href="/2_timothy/2-25.htm">2 Timothy 2:25</a> in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, (DBY)<a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a> every Writing 'is' God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that 'is' in righteousness, (YLT)<a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Hebrews 7:18</a> For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness, (DBY NAS)<a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a> consisting only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until the time of setting things right. (DBY)<a href="/hebrews/10-14.htm">Hebrews 10:14</a> For by a single offering He has for ever completed the blessing for those whom He is setting free from sin. (WEY)<a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a> And the tongue is a fire. That world of iniquity, the tongue, is placed within us spotting and soiling our whole nature, and setting the whole round of our lives on fire, being itself set on fire by Gehenna. (WEY YLT RSV)<a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6</a> and having reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha to ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, setting them as an example to those that should afterwards live an ungodly life; (DBY)<a href="/3_john/1-6.htm">3 John 1:6</a> (who have witnessed of thy love before the assembly,) in setting forward whom on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well; (DBY)<a href="/jude/1-19.htm">Jude 1:19</a> these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having. (YLT)<a href="/exodus/8-9.htm">Exodus 8:9</a> Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only." (WEB NIV)<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26</a> If thou shalt at all take thy neighbor's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it to him by the setting of the sun. (WBS)<a href="/exodus/25-7.htm">Exodus 25:7</a> shoham stones, and stones for setting for an ephod, and for a breastplate. (YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/exodus/31-5.htm">Exodus 31:5</a> and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/exodus/35-9.htm">Exodus 35:9</a> and shoham stones, and stones for settings, for an ephod, and for a breastplate. (Root in YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/exodus/35-27.htm">Exodus 35:27</a> And the princes have brought in the shoham stones, and the stones for settings, for the ephod, and for the breastplate, (Root in YLT NAS)<a href="/exodus/35-33.htm">Exodus 35:33</a> in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Numbers 7:1</a> It happened on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it, with all its furniture, and the altar with all its vessels, and had anointed and sanctified them; (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/10-6.htm">Numbers 10:6</a> And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie southward shall set forward; they shall blow an alarm on their setting forward. (DBY NIV)<a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29</a> Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said,'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel." (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21</a> And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring 'is' thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest, (YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Deuteronomy 4:8</a> and which 'is' the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day? (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26</a> See, I am setting before you to-day a blessing and a reviling: (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Deuteronomy 11:30</a> Aren't they beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? (See NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/11-32.htm">Deuteronomy 11:32</a> and observed to do all the statutes and the judgments which I am setting before you to day. (YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Deuteronomy 16:6</a> But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at evening, at the setting of the sun, at the time of thy departure from Egypt. (WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Deuteronomy 26:12</a> When you have made an end of tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a> From the wilderness and this Lebanon even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea towards the setting of the sun, shall be your border. (WBS NAS)<a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Joshua 10:27</a> And it came to pass at the time of the setting of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones upon the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. (WBS)<a href="/joshua/23-4.htm">Joshua 23:4</a> Behold, I have divided unto you by lot for an inheritance, according to your tribes, these nations that remain, from the Jordan, as well as all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the great sea toward the sun-setting. (DBY NAS)<a href="/judges/18-5.htm">Judges 18:5</a> And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed." (DBY RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">1 Samuel 13:21</a> And the price of the filing was a pim for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks with three teeth, and for the axes; and to set the goads. (See RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/15-12.htm">1 Samuel 15:12</a> And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal. (See JPS YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/2-24.htm">2 Samuel 2:24</a> But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. (See NIV)<a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a> But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem; (DBY RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-36.htm">1 Kings 22:36</a> And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the setting of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. (WBS NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">1 Chronicles 12:8</a> And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed: (YLT)<a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2</a> and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for 'things of' gold, and the silver for 'those of' silver, and the brass for 'those of' brass, the iron for 'those of' iron, and the wood for 'those of' wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all 'kinds of' precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance. (Root in YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a> Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/9-8.htm">2 Chronicles 9:8</a> Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on His throne, to be king for the LORD thy God; because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made He thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.' (See NAS)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">2 Chronicles 18:34</a> And the battle increased that day: yet the king of Israel supported himself in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening: and about the time of the sun setting he died. (WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, and the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and the table of show bread, with all its vessels. (See NIV)<a href="/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11</a> Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity. (DBY)<a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Psalms 50:1</a> A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising to the setting of the sun. (WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Psalms 104:19</a> He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set. (See NAS RSV)<a href="/psalms/113-3.htm">Psalms 113:3</a> From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Yahweh's name is to be praised. (See NAS RSV)<a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalms 118:5</a> Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom. (See NIV)<a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Proverbs 8:29</a> In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth, (YLT)<a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Proverbs 25:11</a> A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. (Root in WEB JPS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Songs 5:12</a> His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set. (See NAS)<a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a> Therefore by this is the iniquity of Jacob covered, And this 'is' all the fruit -- To take away his sin, in His setting all the stones of an altar, As chalkstones beaten in pieces, They rise not -- shrines and images. (YLT)<a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a> In the withering of its branch it is broken off, Women are coming in setting it on fire, For it 'is' not a people of understanding, Therefore pity it not doth its Maker, And its Former doth not favour it. (YLT)<a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">Isaiah 45:6</a> So that they may see from the east and from the west that there is no God but me: I am the Lord, and there is no other. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11</a> And ye 'are' those forsaking Jehovah, Who are forgetting My holy mountain, Who are setting in array for Gad a table, And who are filling for Meni a mixture. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Jeremiah 21:8</a> And unto this people thou dost say, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death! (YLT NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/43-3.htm">Jeremiah 43:3</a> but Baruch the son of Nerijah is setting thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. (DBY)<a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11</a> Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am setting my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah, (YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/15-7.htm">Ezekiel 15:7</a> And I have set My face against them, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire doth consume them, And ye have known that I 'am' Jehovah, In My setting My face against them. (YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Ezekiel 16:21</a> that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them? (See JPS)<a href="/ezekiel/43-8.htm">Ezekiel 43:8</a> in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their doorpost beside my doorpost, and there was but the wall between me and them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed: therefore I have consumed them in my anger. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Daniel 6:14</a> Then the king, when he heard these words, was much displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the setting of the sun to deliver him. (WBS)<a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a> and Jehovah saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing, Amos?' And I say, 'A plumb-line;' and the Lord saith: 'Lo, I am setting a plumb-line in the midst of My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it. (YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts. 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