Topic
Early
15 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 19:2ISBE
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
- Genesis 19:27ISBE
¶ And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
- Genesis 28:18ISBE
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
- Judges 6:38ISBE
And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
- 1 Samuel 15:12ISBE
And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
- 1 Samuel 17:20ISBE
¶ And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15ISBE
And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
- Psalms 46:5ISBE
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
- Psalms 84:6ISBE
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
- Hosea 6:4ISBE
¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
- Mark 1:35ISBE
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
- Luke 21:38ISBE
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
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- Luke 24:22 ISBE
- John 8:2 ISBE
- James 5:7 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 15 references
ur'-li (orthros, and related words; proi):
The word generally refers to the day, and means the hour of dawn or soon after (Ge 19:2; 2Ch 36:15; Ho 6:4; Lu 24:22). Sometimes it refers to the beginning of the season, eg. the early rain (Ps 84:6; Jas 5:7; see RAIN). It may also have the sense of "speedily" (Ps 46:5). The early morning is frequently commended as the hour for prayer. See examples of Jesus (Mr 1:35; Lu 21:38; Joh 8:2); also Abraham (Ge 19:27), Jacob (Ge 28:18), Gideon (Jud 6:38), Samuel(1Sa 15:12), David (1Sa 17:20).
G. H. Gerberding
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.