Topic
Caves
24 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 19:30Torrey WERE USED AS — Dwelling-places
¶ And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
- Genesis 23:9Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Machpelah
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
- Genesis 23:19Torrey WERE USED AS — Burial places
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 23:20Torrey FOUND IN THE — Open fields
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
- Joshua 10:16Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Makkedah
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:17Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Makkedah
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
- Judges 6:2Torrey Artificial
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
- 1 Samuel 13:6Torrey WERE USED AS — Places of concealment
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
- 1 Samuel 14:11Torrey WERE USED AS — Places of concealment
And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
- 1 Samuel 22:1Torrey Often capacious
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
- 1 Samuel 22:2Torrey Often capacious
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
- 1 Samuel 23:29Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Engedi
¶ And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.
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- 1 Samuel 24:1 Torrey MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE — Engedi
- 1 Samuel 24:3 Torrey WERE USED AS — Resting places
- 1 Kings 18:4 Torrey WERE USED AS — Places of concealment
- 1 Kings 19:9 Torrey WERE USED AS — Resting places
- Isaiah 2:19 Torrey FOUND IN THE — Rocks
- Jeremiah 7:11 Torrey WERE USED AS — Haunts of robbers
- Ezekiel 33:27 Torrey Afford no protection from the judgments of God
- Nahum 2:12 Torrey WERE USED AS — Hiding placed of wild beasts
- Matthew 21:13 Torrey WERE USED AS — Haunts of robbers
- John 11:38 Torrey WERE USED AS — Burial places
- Hebrews 11:38 Torrey Natural
- Revelation 6:15 Torrey Afford no protection from the judgments of God
In the topical indexes
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.