Topic
Holy Land
77 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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 11:31Torrey CALLED — Land of Canaan
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
- Genesis 12:7Torrey PROMISED TO — Abraham
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Genesis 13:15Torrey PROMISED TO — Abraham
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
- Genesis 15:16Torrey Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
- Genesis 15:18Torrey EXTENT OF — As promised
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
- Genesis 17:8Torrey PROMISED TO — Abraham
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
- Genesis 26:3Torrey PROMISED TO — Isaac
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
- Genesis 28:13Torrey PROMISED TO — Jacob
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Genesis 28:15Torrey PROMISED TO — Jacob
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
- Genesis 35:12Torrey PROMISED TO — Jacob
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
- Genesis 40:15Torrey CALLED — Land of the Hebrews
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
- Genesis 49:29–31Torrey Was the burial place of the patriarchs
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which…
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- Genesis 50:13 Torrey Was the burial place of the patriarchs
- Genesis 50:25 Torrey Was the burial place of the patriarchs
- Exodus 3:8 Torrey Extremely fruitful
- Exodus 6:4 Torrey PROMISED TO — Given by covenant to Israel
- Exodus 15:14 Torrey CALLED — Palestine
- Exodus 23:23 Torrey Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
- Leviticus 14:34 Torrey CALLED — Land of Canaan
- Leviticus 18:25 Torrey Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
- Leviticus 25:2–5 Torrey A sabbath of rest appointed for
- Leviticus 25:10 Torrey All inheritances in, inalienable
- Leviticus 25:23 Torrey All inheritances in, inalienable
- Leviticus 26:3 Torrey Obedience the condition of continuing in
- Leviticus 26:42 Torrey CALLED — The land
- Numbers 13:1–33 Torrey Twelve men sent to spy
- Numbers 13:27 Torrey Extremely fruitful
- Numbers 14:7 Torrey CALLED — Good land
- Numbers 34:1–12 Torrey EXTENT OF — As at first divided
- Numbers 34:16–29 Torrey Divided by lot
- Deuteronomy 1:7 Torrey EXTENT OF — As promised
- Deuteronomy 3:25 Torrey CALLED — Good land
- Deuteronomy 5:33 Torrey Obedience the condition of continuing in
- Deuteronomy 8:7–9 Torrey Extremely fruitful
- Deuteronomy 8:9 Torrey Abounded in minerals
- Deuteronomy 11:10–12 Torrey Extremely fruitful
- Deuteronomy 11:16 Torrey Obedience the condition of continuing in
- Deuteronomy 11:17 Torrey Obedience the condition of continuing in
- Deuteronomy 11:22–25 Torrey Obedience the condition of continuing in
- Deuteronomy 18:12 Torrey Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness
- Deuteronomy 33:25 Torrey Abounded in minerals
- Joshua 1:4 Torrey EXTENT OF — As promised
- Joshua 6:1–12:24 Torrey Conquered by Joshua
- Joshua 13:7–14 Torrey Divided by lot
- Joshua 14:1–19:51 Torrey Allotment of, specified
- Joshua 24:32 Torrey Was the burial place of the patriarchs
- 1 Samuel 13:19 Torrey CALLED — Land of Israel
- 1 Kings 3:8 Torrey Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign
- 1 Kings 4:7–19 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Twelve provinces by Solomon
- 1 Kings 4:20 Torrey Prosperity of, in Solomon's reign
- 1 Kings 4:21 Torrey EXTENT OF — Under Solomon
- 1 Kings 4:24 Torrey EXTENT OF — Under Solomon
- 1 Kings 9:26–28 Torrey Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign
- 1 Kings 10:22–29 Torrey Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign
- 1 Kings 11:35 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam
- 1 Kings 11:36 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam
- 1 Kings 12:19 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam
- 1 Kings 12:20 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam
- 2 Chronicles 1:9 Torrey Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign
- 2 Chronicles 9:26 Torrey EXTENT OF — Under Solomon
- Psalms 106:24 Torrey CALLED — Pleasant land
- Isaiah 8:8 Torrey CALLED — Land of Immanuel
- Isaiah 14:29 Torrey CALLED — Palestine
- Isaiah 14:31 Torrey CALLED — Palestine
- Isaiah 26:1 Torrey CALLED — Land of Judah
- Daniel 8:9 Torrey CALLED — Pleasant land
- Daniel 11:16 Torrey CALLED — Glorious land
- Hosea 9:3 Torrey CALLED — The Lord's land
- Matthew 2:20 Torrey CALLED — Land of Israel
- Matthew 2:21 Torrey CALLED — Land of Israel
- Luke 3:1 Torrey DIVIDED INTO — Four provinces by the Romans
- Luke 4:25 Torrey CALLED — The land
- Hebrews 4:1 Torrey A type of the rest that remains for saints
- Hebrews 4:2 Torrey A type of the rest that remains for saints
- Hebrews 4:9 Torrey A type of the rest that remains for saints
- Hebrews 11:9 Torrey CALLED — Land of promise
- 1 Peter 1:4 Torrey A type of the rest that remains for saints
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 77 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Extremely fruitful Ex 3:8; Nu 13:27; De 8:7-9; 11:10-12
- Abounded in minerals De 8:9; 33:25
- CALLED
- The land Le 26:42; Lu 4:25
- The Lord's land Ho 9:3
- Land of Canaan Ge 11:31; Le 14:34
- Land of Israel 1Sa 13:19; Mt 2:20,21
- Land of Judah Isa 26:1
- Land of the Hebrews Ge 40:15
- Land of promise Heb 11:9
- Land of Immanuel Isa 8:8
- Pleasant land Ps 106:24; Da 8:9
- Good land Nu 14:7; De 3:25
- Glorious land Da 11:16
- Palestine Ex 15:14; Isa 14:29,31
- Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness Ge 15:16; Ex 23:23; Le 18:25; De 18:12
- PROMISED TO
- EXTENT OF
- Twelve men sent to spy Nu 13:1-33
- Conquered by Joshua Jos 6:1-12:24
- Divided by lot Nu 34:16-29; Jos 13:7-14
- Allotment of, specified Jos 14:1-19:51
- All inheritances in, inalienable Le 25:10,23
- A sabbath of rest appointed for Le 25:2-5
- Obedience the condition of continuing in Le 26:3; De 5:33; 11:16,17,22-25
- DIVIDED INTO
- Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 3:8; 2Ch 1:9
- Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 9:26-28; 10:22-29
- Prosperity of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 4:20
- Was the burial place of the patriarchs Ge 49:29-31; 50:13,25; Jos 24:32
- A type of the rest that remains for saints Heb 4:1,2,9; 1Pe 1:4
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.