Encyclopedia entry
Heap
When Joshua took the city of Ai (Josh. 8), he burned it and “made it an heap [Heb. tel] for ever” (8:28). The ruins of this city were for a long time sought for in vain. It has been at length, however, identified with the mound which simply bears the name of “Tel.” “There are many Tels in modern Palestine, that land of Tels, each Tel with some other name attached to it to mark the former site. But the site of Ai has no other name ’unto this day.’ It is simply et-Tel, ‘the heap’ par excellence.”
In the Bible
48
Verses where Heap is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 9:8
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
- 1 Peter 4:4
Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
- 1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16
hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- 2 Chronicles 7:21
And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
- 2 Samuel 15:14
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
+42 more verses naming Heap.
Scripture on Heap
42
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- Leviticus 4Leviticus 26Deuteronomy 13Deuteronomy 32Joshua 7Ruth 31 Samuel 22 Samuel 152 Samuel 181 Kings 92 Chronicles 7Job 8Job 16Job 27Job 36Psalms 33Psalms 78Proverbs 25Ecclesiastes 2Song of Solomon 7Isaiah 3Isaiah 25Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 51Ezekiel 24Micah 1Micah 3Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 3Haggai 2Romans 121 Thessalonians 22 Timothy 41 Peter 4
Voices on Heap
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.