'Near' in the Bible
It came about when he came near to Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman;
Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
But they said, “Stand aside.” Furthermore, they said, “This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them.” So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.
now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved.”
Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a nation, even though blameless?
So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Leah likewise came near with her children, and they bowed down; and afterward Joseph came near with Rachel, and they bowed down.
So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.
So they came near to Joseph’s house steward, and spoke to him at the entrance of the house,
You shall live in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.
When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
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Bible Theasaurus
- Adjacent (35 instances)
- Adjoining (6 instances)
- Alongside (32 instances)
- Approach (127 instances)
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- Contiguous (1 instance)
- Dear (168 instances)
- Good (1584 instances)
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- Intimate (23 instances)
- Near (1082 instances)
- Nearly (27 instances)
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- Virtually (9 instances)
- Well-Nigh (6 instances)
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