Encyclopedia entry
Rent
(Isa. 3:24), probably a rope, as rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate and Revised Version, or as some prefer interpreting the phrase, “girdle and robe are torn [i.e., are ‘a rent’] by the hand of violence.”
In the Bible
64
Verses where Rent is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 1:40
All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.
- 1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
- 1 Kings 13:3
That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
- 1 Kings 13:5
And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 14:8
I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.
- 1 Kings 19:11
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
+58 more verses naming Rent.
Scripture on Rent
54
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- 1 Kings 132 Kings 52 Kings 22Ezra 9Isaiah 3Genesis 44Exodus 28Leviticus 13Numbers 14Joshua 7Judges 11Judges 141 Samuel 41 Samuel 282 Samuel 151 Kings 11 Kings 111 Kings 141 Kings 191 Kings 212 Kings 22 Kings 62 Kings 112 Kings 172 Kings 182 Kings 192 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 34Esther 4Job 1Job 2Job 26Isaiah 36Isaiah 37Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 41Ezekiel 30Matthew 9Matthew 21Matthew 26Matthew 27Mark 2Mark 9Mark 14Mark 15Luke 5Luke 23Acts 14Acts 16
Voices on Rent
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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