Topic
Bride
17 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 49:18Easton · Nave Ornaments of
¶ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
- Isaiah 61:10Easton · Nave Ornaments of
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself…
- Revelation 21:9Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
- Revelation 22:17Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
- Genesis 24:53Nave Presents to
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
- Genesis 24:59Nave Maids of
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
- Genesis 24:61Nave Maids of
¶ And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
- Genesis 29:24Nave Maids of
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
- Genesis 29:29Nave Maids of
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
- Psalms 45:10–17Nave FIGURATIVE
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even…
- Jeremiah 2:32Nave Ornaments of
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
- Ezekiel 16:8–14Nave FIGURATIVE
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.…
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- Matthew 25:1–13 Easton
- John 3:29 Easton
- Revelation 19:7 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 19:8 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 21:2 Nave Ornaments of
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
Frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.). The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29). The church is called “the bride” (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
brid.
See MARRIAGE.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.