Overview
The Bible addresses lebanon across 11 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges, 1 Kings and Hosea. Closely related themes include Canaanites, the, Philistines, Palace and Solomon.
Key Bible verses about lebanon
Old Testament
Judges
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
1 Kings
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
Hosea
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying lebanon for yourself
- Begin with Judges 3:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Judges, 1 Kings and Hosea each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Canaanites, the, Philistines, Palace and Solomon.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about lebanon?
The Bible addresses lebanon across 11 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges, 1 Kings and Hosea. Closely related themes include Canaanites, the, Philistines, Palace and Solomon.
How many Bible verses are about lebanon?
The Bible references lebanon in 11 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention lebanon?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Judges 3:1: “Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;”
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