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These activities often involved vigilance, protection, and the maintenance of order, particularly in military and community contexts.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The Old Testament provides several instances where patrol-like activities are evident. In the book of Nehemiah, for example, the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls required constant vigilance against potential threats. <a href="/nehemiah/4-9.htm">Nehemiah 4:9</a> states, "So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night." This passage highlights the necessity of maintaining a watchful presence to protect the community from adversaries.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-27</a>, we see a form of patrol in the watchmen stationed to observe and report on approaching individuals. "Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone. The watchman called out and told the king. 'If he is alone,' the king replied, 'he must have good news.' And the runner came closer and closer." This narrative underscores the role of watchmen in providing early warnings and maintaining security.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of vigilance and readiness is emphasized, though not directly related to military patrols. Jesus' teachings often included parables that encouraged watchfulness. In <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a> , Jesus instructs, "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come." This call to spiritual vigilance can be likened to the readiness and alertness required of a patrol.<br><br>Additionally, the Roman military presence in Judea during the New Testament era involved patrols to maintain order and enforce Roman law. While the Bible does not provide detailed accounts of these patrols, the presence of Roman soldiers, as seen in the Gospels and Acts, suggests a structured system of oversight and control.<br><br><b>Symbolic and Spiritual Implications</b><br><br>Beyond the literal sense, the idea of a patrol carries symbolic and spiritual implications in Scripture. Believers are often called to be vigilant in their faith, guarding against spiritual threats. <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> warns, "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." This exhortation to be watchful mirrors the protective and alert nature of a patrol.<br><br>In summary, while the term "patrol" is not explicitly used in the Bible, the concept is woven throughout Scripture in various forms of vigilance, protection, and readiness, both in physical and spiritual contexts. These themes underscore the importance of being watchful and prepared, whether in guarding a city or safeguarding one's faith.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. i.</I>) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.<p>2. (<I>v.</I>) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.<p>6. (<I>v. i.</I>) Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm"><span class="l">1980. halak -- to go, come, walk</span></a><br><b>...</b> following (1), following* (5), follows* (1), get (1), get away (2), get rid (1),<br> go (426), go and walk (1), go at once (1), go my way (1), go to <b>patrol</b> (1), go <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1980.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/the_charge_of_the_watchers.htm"><span class="l">The Charge of the Watchers in the Temple</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the House of the Lord.' That<br> is to say, the priests or Levites whose charge it was to <b>patrol</b> the Temple <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the charge of the watchers.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/the_epistles_of_saint_gregory_the_great/general_literature.htm"><span class="l">General Literature</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Gr??goire... Paris., 1861, 8?�. Joannes, diaconus: S. Gregorii Migni vita. (<b>Patrol</b>.<br> Lat. <b>...</b> (<b>Patrol</b>. Lat. ed. Migne, tom.75, col.41.) Paris., 1849, 8?�. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/the epistles of saint gregory the great/general literature.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/section_2_sources.htm"><span class="l">Sources.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They are embodied in the Theodosian and Justinian Codes, and collected from these<br> are edited in Migne, <b>Patrol</b>. <b>...</b> In Migne, <b>Patrol</b>. Lat.8 (1844), 609-620. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/the life of constantine/section 2 sources.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kennedy/life_and_work_in_benares_and_kumaon_1839-1877/chapter_xvii_the_outbreak_at.htm"><span class="l">The Outbreak at Benares.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Irregular Cavalry regiment was called in to <b>patrol</b> the roads leading to the<br> station and city, and report the presence of suspicious persons. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xvii the outbreak at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/creeds_of_christendom_with_a_history_and_critical_notes/_7_the_apostles_creed.htm"><span class="l">The Apostles' Creed.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See the list of edd. in Migne's <b>Patrol</b>. xxi.17-20. The genuineness of this<br> Exposition of the Creed is disputed by Ffoulkes, on the Athanas. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ 7 the apostles creed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_xxv_prohibition_of_sacrifices_of.htm"><span class="l">Prohibition of Sacrifices, of Mystic Rites, Combats of Gladiators <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Wace, Dict. 1 (1877). This section is on p. 636-7. Compare also the laws<br> themselves as gathered in Migne, <b>Patrol</b>. lat. vol. 8. Compare <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxv prohibition of sacrifices of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/section_4_laws.htm"><span class="l">Laws.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter III Writings. Section 4. Laws. The numerous laws are collected in the edition<br> of Migne (<b>Patrol</b>. Lat.8. p.93-400), mainly from the Theodosian code. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/the life of constantine/section 4 laws.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/i_sources.htm"><span class="l">Sources.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> in 22 parts (a very elegant edition); and lastly by JP Migne, Petit-Montrouge,<br> 1841-'49, in 12 tom. ("<b>Patrol</b>. Lat." tom. xxxii.-xlvii.). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/i sources.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_iv_of_the_tunics.htm"><span class="l">Of the Tunics of the Egyptians.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Footnotes: [648] Colobium (kolobion), a tunic with very short sleeves.<br> Cf. Dorotheus (Migne, <b>Patrol</b>. Gr??ca lxxxviii. 1631). To <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter iv of the tunics.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/the_canons_of_the_318.htm"><span class="l">The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> fact, his goods shall be confiscated." (Const. M. Opera. Migne <b>Patrol</b>. vol.<br> viii., 396.). Beveridge. The Nicene fathers in this canon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/the canons of the 318.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/patrol.htm"><span class="l"><b>Patrol</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> or beat. 2. (v.) t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman;<br> as, to <b>patrol</b> a frontier; to <b>patrol</b> a beat. 3. (n.) A <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/patrol.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/patroclus.htm"><span class="l">Patroclus</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/patroclus.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/patrolled.htm"><span class="l">Patrolled (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of <b>Patrol</b>. Multi-Version Concordance<br> Patrolled (2 Occurrences). Zechariah 1:11 They reported <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/patrolled.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/olives.htm"><span class="l">Olives (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deep cloisters surround this platform on the inside of the walls..... Every<br> gate has its watch and other guards <b>patrol</b> the courts. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/olives.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/malchiel.htm"><span class="l">Malchiel (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deep cloisters surround this platform on the inside of the walls..... Every<br> gate has its watch and other guards <b>patrol</b> the courts. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/malchiel.htm - 74k</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.blog/crash-turn.html">Crash and Turn | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.blog/bread-stone.html">Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/patrol.htm">Patrol: 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">Patrol (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/1-10.htm">Zechariah 1:10</a></span><br />The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, "They are the ones Yahweh has sent to go back and forth through the earth."<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Zechariah 6:7</a></span><br />The strong went out, and sought to go that they might walk back and forth through the earth: and he said, "Go around and through the earth!" So they walked back and forth through the earth.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/patrol.htm">Patrol</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/patrol.htm">Patrol (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/offscouring.htm">Offscouring (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/patron.htm">Patron (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/p/patroclus.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Patroclus"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Patroclus" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/patrolled.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Patrolled"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Patrolled" /></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>