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Dwell
Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks.
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God “dwells in light” (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven (Ps. 123:1), in his church (Ps. 9:11; 1 John 4:12). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14). He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph. 3:17-19). The Holy Spirit dwells in believers (1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14). We are exhorted to “let the word of God dwell in us richly” (Col. 3:16; Ps. 119:11).
Dwell deep occurs only in Jer. 49:8, and refers to the custom of seeking refuge from impending danger, in retiring to the recesses of rocks and caverns, or to remote places in the desert.
In the Bible
362
Verses where Dwell is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 17:1
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
- 1 Chronicles 17:4
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.
- 1 Chronicles 17:9
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
- 1 Chronicles 23:25
For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
- 1 Corinthians 7:12
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
- 1 Corinthians 7:13
And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
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Scripture on Dwell
260
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- Jeremiah 35Revelation 13Numbers 132 Samuel 71 Kings 81 Chronicles 172 Chronicles 6Psalms 37Psalms 68Psalms 69Psalms 107Isaiah 33Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 50Ezekiel 38Ezekiel 39Zechariah 2Zechariah 8Genesis 24Genesis 47Exodus 15Exodus 29Leviticus 23Leviticus 25Leviticus 26Numbers 33Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 11Deuteronomy 12Deuteronomy 33Joshua 2Joshua 9Joshua 17Joshua 20Joshua 24Judges 172 Kings 62 Chronicles 8Nehemiah 11Job 28Psalms 65Psalms 84Psalms 101Proverbs 21Isaiah 23Isaiah 26Isaiah 32Isaiah 34Isaiah 65Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 51Ezekiel 28Ezekiel 34Ezekiel 36Ezekiel 43Micah 7Habakkuk 2Zephaniah 1Acts 2Acts 7Romans 81 Corinthians 7Ephesians 3Colossians 31 John 4Revelation 17Genesis 4Genesis 9Genesis 13Genesis 16Genesis 19Genesis 20Genesis 26Genesis 28Genesis 30Genesis 35Genesis 36Genesis 45Genesis 46Genesis 49Exodus 2Exodus 8Exodus 23Exodus 25Leviticus 13Leviticus 20Numbers 5Numbers 14Numbers 23Numbers 32Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 13Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 25Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 30Joshua 10Joshua 13Joshua 14Joshua 15Joshua 16Joshua 21Judges 6Judges 9Judges 181 Samuel 121 Samuel 271 Kings 21 Kings 31 Kings 61 Kings 172 Kings 42 Kings 172 Kings 251 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 19Ezra 4Ezra 6Nehemiah 8Job 3Job 4Job 11Job 15Job 18Job 19Job 21Job 24Job 26Job 30Psalms 4Psalms 5Psalms 9Psalms 15Psalms 16Psalms 23Psalms 24Psalms 25Psalms 26Psalms 27Psalms 43Psalms 61Psalms 72Psalms 74Psalms 78Psalms 85Psalms 98Psalms 102Psalms 119Psalms 120Psalms 123Psalms 132Psalms 133Psalms 139Psalms 140Psalms 143Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 8Proverbs 15Proverbs 25Song of Solomon 8Isaiah 6Isaiah 9Isaiah 10Isaiah 11Isaiah 13Isaiah 16Isaiah 24Isaiah 30Isaiah 38Isaiah 40Isaiah 42Isaiah 44Isaiah 49Isaiah 51Isaiah 57Isaiah 58Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 12Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 47Lamentations 3Lamentations 4Ezekiel 2Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 17Ezekiel 20Ezekiel 26Ezekiel 32Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 47Daniel 2Daniel 4Daniel 6Hosea 4Hosea 9Hosea 12Hosea 14Joel 1Joel 2Joel 3Amos 3Amos 5Amos 9Micah 4Micah 5Nahum 1Nahum 3Haggai 1Zechariah 9Zechariah 14Matthew 6Matthew 12Luke 11Luke 21John 1Acts 1Acts 4Acts 13Acts 17Acts 281 Corinthians 32 Corinthians 6Colossians 11 Timothy 62 Timothy 1James 41 Peter 31 John 1Revelation 3Revelation 6Revelation 7Revelation 8Revelation 11Revelation 12Revelation 14Revelation 21
Voices on Dwell
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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