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In the biblical context, floating is often associated with divine intervention, protection, and the miraculous. It is a phenomenon that underscores God's sovereignty over nature and His ability to preserve and deliver His people.<br><br><b>Biblical Instances:</b><br><br>1. <b>The Ark of Noah:</b> <br> One of the most significant instances of floating in the Bible is the account of Noah's Ark. In <a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, God instructs Noah to build an ark to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the impending flood. The ark floats on the waters for many days, symbolizing God's provision and protection. <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17</a> states, "For forty days the floodwaters were upon the earth, and the waters increased and lifted the ark high above the earth."<br><br>2. <b>The Basket of Moses:</b> <br> In <a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Exodus 2</a>, the infant Moses is placed in a basket and set afloat on the Nile River to save him from Pharaoh's decree to kill all Hebrew male infants. The basket, made of papyrus and coated with tar and pitch, floats safely until Pharaoh's daughter discovers Moses. This event highlights God's providence and the preservation of His chosen leader. <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Exodus 2:3</a> describes, "But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile."<br><br>3. <b>The Floating Axe Head:</b> <br> In <a href="/2_kings/6.htm">2 Kings 6:1-7</a>, the prophet Elisha performs a miracle by causing a borrowed axe head to float on the Jordan River. When a prophet's disciple loses the axe head in the water, Elisha throws a stick into the river, and the iron axe head miraculously floats to the surface. This event demonstrates God's concern for the needs of His people and His power over the natural world. <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">2 Kings 6:6</a> records, "The man of God asked, 'Where did it fall?' When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float."<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>Floating in the Bible often signifies God's intervention in human affairs. It serves as a reminder of His omnipotence and His ability to transcend natural laws for the sake of His purposes. The instances of floating underscore themes of salvation, divine protection, and the miraculous provision of God. They illustrate how God can use ordinary elements of creation to achieve extraordinary outcomes, reinforcing the belief in His active presence and care in the lives of His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Float.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.<p>4. (<I>a.</I>) Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The second coat of three-coat plastering.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7642.htm"><span class="l">7642. shabluwl -- a snail</span></a><br><b>...</b> snail From the same as shebel; a snail (as if <b>floating</b> in its own slime) -- snail.<br> see HEBREW shebel. 7641, 7642. shabluwl. 7642a . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7642.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_37_the_next_night.htm"><span class="l">The Next Night Diamond was Seated by his Open Window...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Her hair and her garments went <b>floating</b> away behind her over the tree,<br> whose top was swaying about while the others were still. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 37 the next night.htm</font><p><a href="/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_story_of_moses_the.htm"><span class="l">The Story of Moses, the Child who was Found in the River</span></a> <br><b>...</b> How anxious the mother and the sister were as they saw the little ark <b>floating</b> away<br> from them on the river! [Illustration: She placed her baby in the ark]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of moses the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/the_night_bird_a_myth.htm"><span class="l">The Night Bird: a Myth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE NIGHT BIRD: A MYTH. A <b>floating</b>, a <b>floating</b> Across the sleeping sea,<br> All night I heard a singing bird Upon the topmost tree. 'Oh <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the night bird a myth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dibble/thoughts_on_missions/chapter_iv_the_saviours_last.htm"><span class="l">The Saviour's Last Command.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They have sold to them guns, powder and rum. Many of their ships have been <b>floating</b><br> grog-shops"<b>floating</b> exhibitions too of Sodom and Gomorrah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter iv the saviours last.htm</font><p><a href="/library/corelli/the_master-christian/i_all_the_bells_were.htm"><span class="l">All the Bells were Ringing the Angelus. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and from the many quaint and beautiful grey towers which crown the ancient city<br> of Rouen, the sacred chime pealed forth melodiously, <b>floating</b> with sweet and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/i all the bells were.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/at_last/chapter_i_outward_bound.htm"><span class="l">Outward Bound</span></a> <br><b>...</b> eddy, or central pool of the Atlantic, between the Gulf Stream and the equatorial<br> current, unmoved save by surface-drifts of wind, as <b>floating</b> weeds collect <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter i outward bound.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/a_revival_sermon.htm"><span class="l">A Revival Sermon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hervey once said, "Each <b>floating</b> ship, a <b>floating</b> hell." Of all classes of men,<br> the sailor has been supposed to be the man least likely to be reached by the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/a revival sermon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/marvellous_increase_of_the_church.htm"><span class="l">Marvellous Increase of the Church</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Up towards the north I flew; and my eye looked keenly through the mist and darkness,<br> if perhaps it might find some <b>floating</b> substance, on which my soul might <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/marvellous increase of the church.htm</font><p><a href="/library/steedman/the_babe_in_the_bulrushes/the_finding_of_moses.htm"><span class="l">The Finding of Moses</span></a> <br><b>...</b> She knew that presently the great princess, Pharaoh's daughter, would come down<br> to bathe in the river, and would notice the queer little ark <b>floating</b> there. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../steedman/the babe in the bulrushes/the finding of moses.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/apocrypha_of_the_new_testament/introductory_notice_to_apocrypha_of.htm"><span class="l">Introductory Notice to Apocrypha of the New Testament.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> well says: "The method employed in these compositions is always the same, whether<br> the author intended simply to collect and arrange what was <b>floating</b> in the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/apocrypha of the new testament/introductory notice to apocrypha of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/floating.htm"><span class="l"><b>Floating</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Float. 2. (a.) Buoyed upon or<br> in a fluid; a, the <b>floating</b> timbers of a wreck; <b>floating</b> motes in the air. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/floating.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ark.htm"><span class="l">Ark (212 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits<br> broad, and 30 cubits high (Genesis 6:14-16); an oblong <b>floating</b> house of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ark.htm - 84k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vapor.htm"><span class="l">Vapor (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance <b>floating</b> in<br> the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vapor.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bulrushes.htm"><span class="l">Bulrushes (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Into this <b>floating</b> vessel the mother of Moses placed the boy when he was three months<br> old, and put the vessel in the water among the sedge along the banks of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bulrushes.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/draw.htm"><span class="l">Draw (212 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 18. (vt) To require (so great a depth, as of water) for <b>floating</b>; -- said of a vessel;<br> to sink so deep in (water); as, a ship draws ten feet of water. 19. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/draw.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deluge.htm"><span class="l">Deluge (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the anger of Bel (II. 146-50). (6) In all the accounts, the ark is represented<br> as <b>floating</b> up stream. According to Genesis, it was <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deluge.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm"><span class="l">Noah (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the anger of Bel (II. 146-50). (6) In all the accounts, the ark is represented<br> as <b>floating</b> up stream. According to Genesis, it was <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/noah.htm - 66k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vagabond.htm"><span class="l">Vagabond (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (a.) Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering. 3.<br> (a.) <b>Floating</b> about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vagabond.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/levity.htm"><span class="l">Levity (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) The quality of weighing less than something else of equal bulk; relative<br> lightness, especially as shown by rising through, or <b>floating</b> upon, a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/levity.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gossamer.htm"><span class="l">Gossamer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A fine, flimsy, sheer fabric or substance, like<br> cobwebs, <b>floating</b> in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gossamer.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/levitation-tricks.html">How are magicians / illusionists able to levitate / perform levitation tricks? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Holy-Trinity.html">What are some popular illustrations of the Holy Trinity? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/serenity-prayer.html">What is the serenity prayer? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/floating.htm">Floating: 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">Floating (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-25.htm">2 Corinthians 11:25</a></span><br />Three times I have been beaten with Roman rods, once I have been stoned, three times I have been shipwrecked, once for full four and twenty hours I was <span class="boldtext">floating</span> on the open sea.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/floating.htm">Floating</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/float.htm">Float (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/joppa.htm">Joppa (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/convey.htm">Convey (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fishing.htm">Fishing (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/boats.htm">Boats (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/ships.htm">Ships (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/logs.htm">Logs (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ice.htm">Ice (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/ferry.htm">Ferry (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/floating.htm">Floating (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rafts.htm">Rafts (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/discharged.htm">Discharged (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/drag.htm">Drag (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/paddle.htm">Paddle (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/seine.htm">Seine (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sendest.htm">Sendest (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/execute.htm">Execute (83 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/timber.htm">Timber (32 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/flock.htm">Flock (242 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon (66 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/trees.htm">Trees (179 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/floated.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Floated"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Floated" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/floats.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Floats"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Floats" /></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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