Hebrews 11:38
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 11
“(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.”Hebrews 11:38
What Does Hebrews 11:38 Mean?
Hebrews 11:38 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 38 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wilderness, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 11:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 18:4“For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)”1 Samuel 22:1“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 Kings 19:9“And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?”Psalms 56:8“Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?”Judges 6:2“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.”Isaiah 57:1“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.”1 Samuel 24:1“And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”1 Kings 17:3“Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.”Psalms 142:1“I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.”1 Samuel 13:6“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 26:1“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”1 Kings 14:12“Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.”1 Kings 18:13“Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?”Psalms 107:4“They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.”Revelation 6:15“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;”1 Samuel 23:15“And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.”1 Samuel 23:19“Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?”1 Samuel 23:23“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”2 Kings 23:25“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”Job 24:8“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”
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