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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Homeland</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/h/homeland.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/hebrews/11-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/h/homeland.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Homeland</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/h/homecoming.htm" title="Homecoming">◄</a> Homeland <a href="/topical/h/homeless.htm" title="Homeless">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the biblical context, the concept of "homeland" is deeply intertwined with themes of promise, identity, and divine purpose. The notion of a homeland is not merely geographical but is also spiritual, reflecting the relationship between God and His people.<br><br><b>The Promised Land</b><br><br>The idea of a homeland is first introduced with God's promise to Abraham. In <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>, the Lord commands Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you." This land, later known as Canaan, becomes the Promised Land, a central theme throughout the Old Testament. It is a tangible symbol of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants. <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> states, "And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."<br><br><b>Exile and Return</b><br><br>The history of Israel is marked by periods of exile and return, underscoring the significance of the homeland. The Babylonian exile, for instance, was a time of profound loss and longing for the Israelites. <a href="/psalms/137.htm">Psalm 137:1</a> poignantly captures this sentiment: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept when we remembered Zion." The return from exile, as chronicled in books like Ezra and Nehemiah, represents a restoration of both the physical land and the spiritual relationship with God.<br><br><b>Spiritual Homeland</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of homeland takes on a more spiritual dimension. The writer of Hebrews speaks of a heavenly homeland, emphasizing faith and the eternal promise. <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm">Hebrews 11:16</a> states, "But they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them." This reflects the Christian belief in a spiritual inheritance and eternal life with God.<br><br><b>Pilgrimage and Sojourning</b><br><br>The Bible often describes life on earth as a pilgrimage or sojourning, suggesting that the true homeland for believers is not of this world. <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a> refers to Christians as "foreigners and exiles," urging them to live in a way that reflects their heavenly citizenship. This perspective encourages believers to focus on their spiritual journey and ultimate destination with God.<br><br><b>The New Jerusalem</b><br><br>The Book of Revelation culminates with the vision of the New Jerusalem, a divine homeland where God dwells with His people. <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2-3</a> describes this vision: "I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'"<br><br>In summary, the biblical concept of homeland encompasses both the physical land promised to the Israelites and the spiritual promise of eternal life with God. It is a theme that reflects God's faithfulness, the identity of His people, and the ultimate hope of redemption and restoration.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/jesus_law_for_the_use.htm"><span class="l">Jesus' Law for the Use of Money.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> That is the sort of coin current in the <b>homeland</b>. This yellow stuff we<br> call riches they use for paving stones up in the <b>homeland</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/jesus law for the use.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/foreign_exchange.htm"><span class="l">Foreign Exchange.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Exchange your gold into men. Buy up some of the kind of coin they use in the<br> <b>homeland</b>, so that you may have some wealth when you get there. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/foreign exchange.htm</font><p><a href="/library/goforth/how_i_know_god_answers_prayer/v_our_deliverance_from_the.htm"><span class="l">Our Deliverance from the Boxers (1900)</span></a> <br><b>...</b> MANY times we were asked in the <b>homeland</b> to tell the story of our escape during<br> the Boxer uprising, and often the question was put, "If it was really God's <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/v our deliverance from the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/gold-exchanged_lives.htm"><span class="l">Gold-Exchanged Lives.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> port. When you get through with your life down here"it will be a long<br> life, I hope"you will go up and into the <b>homeland</b>. And <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/gold-exchanged lives.htm</font><p><a href="/library/nutter/hymn_writers_of_the_church/haweis.htm"><span class="l">Haweis</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He died in 1901. It is very doubtful whether Dr. Haweis is properly credited with<br> the hymn here attributed to him. The <b>Homeland</b>! O the <b>Homeland</b> 615. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/nutter/hymn writers of the church/haweis.htm</font><p><a href="/library/goforth/how_i_know_god_answers_prayer/ix_to_his_praise.htm"><span class="l">To his Praise!</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Missionaries, especially we missionary women, know only too well how we are criticized<br> in the matter of dress, when in the <b>homeland</b> and when traveling. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/ix to his praise.htm</font><p><a href="/library/goforth/how_i_know_god_answers_prayer/iii_go_forward_on_your.htm"><span class="l">"Go Forward on Your Knees"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> two centers. It would be difficult for those in the <b>homeland</b> to understand<br> what the years of waiting had meant to some of us. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../goforth/how i know god answers prayer/iii go forward on your.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_power/fresh_supplies_of_power.htm"><span class="l">Fresh Supplies of Power.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and act. Such a man invariably provides himself with a home in which is<br> breathed the atmosphere of his far away <b>homeland</b>. Now we <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on power/fresh supplies of power.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_10/hillis__god_the_unwearied.htm"><span class="l">Hillis -- God the Unwearied Guide</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The good news went forth on wings of the wind. Making ready for their return to<br> their <b>homeland</b>, all the captives gathered on the outskirts of the desert. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/hillis god the unwearied.htm</font><p><a href="/library/albert/on_cleaving_to_god/chapter_3_what_the_perfection.htm"><span class="l">What the Perfection of Man Consist of in this Life</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And since the glory of the beatitude which is achieved in our heavenly <b>homeland</b><br> consists in the complete fulfilment of these three faculties, it follows that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../albert/on cleaving to god/chapter 3 what the perfection.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/homeland.htm"><span class="l"><b>Homeland</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Homeland</b> (8 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (See NIV). Psalms 79:7 For<br> they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his <b>homeland</b>. (WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/homeland.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/home-born.htm"><span class="l">Home-born (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Home-born. Homeborn, Home-born. <b>Homeland</b> . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia<br> HOME-BORN. <b>...</b> (ASV DBY JPS). Homeborn, Home-born. <b>Homeland</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/home-born.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/homeless.htm"><span class="l">Homeless (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/homeless.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/devoured.htm"><span class="l">Devoured (81 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV). Psalms 79:7 For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed<br> his <b>homeland</b>. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devoured.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/elamarna.htm"><span class="l">Elamarna</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement<br> from the <b>homeland</b> to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/elamarna.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tablets.htm"><span class="l">Tablets (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement<br> from the <b>homeland</b> to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tablets.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/el-amarna.htm"><span class="l">El-amarna</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement<br> from the <b>homeland</b> to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tell.htm"><span class="l">Tell (3056 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Babylonian inscriptions show that Abraham was a part of an emigration movement<br> from the <b>homeland</b> to a frontier province, having the same laws and much of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tell.htm - 33k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asmoneans.htm"><span class="l">Asmoneans</span></a><br><b>...</b> Returning to the <b>homeland</b>, the former, like his son, fought a brief and valiant<br> but fruitless campaign and was returned captive to Rome, where he died by poison <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm"><span class="l">Nineveh (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and below the city he laid out plantations, wherein all the sweet-smelling herbs<br> of Heth (Palestine and Phoenicia) grew, fruitful beyond those of their <b>homeland</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nineveh.htm - 52k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/land-of-Uz.html">What is the importance of the land of Uz in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Artaxerxes-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Artaxerxes in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-nationalism.html">What does the Bible say about nationalism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/homeland.htm">Homeland: 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">Homeland (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Hebrews 11:14</a></span><br />For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. <br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/30-25.htm">Genesis 30:25</a></span><br />It happened, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/2-11.htm">Ruth 2:11</a></span><br />Boaz answered her, "It has fully been shown me, all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband; and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-19.htm">2 Samuel 15:19</a></span><br />Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to your own place.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a></span><br />until Yahweh removed Israel out of his sight, as he spoke by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/79-7.htm">Psalms 79:7</a></span><br />For they have devoured Jacob, and destroyed his <span class="boldtext">homeland</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Jeremiah 10:25</a></span><br />Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you, and on the families that don't call on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yes, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Joel 3:6</a></span><br />and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/homeland.htm">Homeland</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/welcome.htm">Welcome (31 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ill-clad.htm">Ill-clad (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/homeland.htm">Homeland (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nero.htm">Nero</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/homelessness.htm">Homelessness (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ill.htm">Ill (137 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/epicureans.htm">Epicureans (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/serve.htm">Serve (407 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/apostle.htm">Apostle (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea (6 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/h/homecoming.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Homecoming"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Homecoming" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/h/homeless.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Homeless"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Homeless" /></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>