Do you ever wonder how old is
Lebanon, it is surely older than the Bible. Lebanon is mentioned 65 times
in the Bible.
Search words: "Lebanon" 65 results.
Deuteronomy 1:7
Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the
neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills,
in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to
Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 3:25
Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan-that fine hill country
and Lebanon."
Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend
from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the western
sea. [ 11:24 That is, the Mediterranean ]
Joshua 1:4
Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the
great river, the Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea [ 1:4
That is, the Mediterranean ] on the west.
Joshua 9:1
Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things-those in
the hill country, in the western foothills, and along the entire coast of the
Great Sea [ 9:1 That is, the Mediterranean ] as far as Lebanon
(the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites)-
Joshua 11:17
from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal Gad in the Valley of
Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them
down, putting them to death.
Joshua 12:7
These are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on
the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon to
Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (their lands Joshua gave as an
inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions-
Joshua 13:5
the area of the Gebalites [ 13:5 That is, the area of Byblos ] ; and
all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo [
13:5 Or [ to the entrance to ] ] Hamath.
Joshua 13:6
"As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to
Misrephoth Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out
before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an
inheritance, as I have instructed you,
Judges 3:3
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the
Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo
[ 3:3 Or [ to the entrance to ] ] Hamath.
Judges 9:15
"The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really want to anoint me king over
you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of
the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'
1 Kings 4:33
He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that
grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
1 Kings 5:6
"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work
with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know
that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians."
1 Kings 5:9
My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float
them in rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and
you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my
royal household."
1 Kings 5:14
He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that
they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in
charge of the forced labor.
1 Kings 7:2
He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long,
fifty wide and thirty high, [ 7:2 That is, about 150 feet (about 46
meters) long, 75 feet (about 23 meters) wide and 45 feet (about 13.5 meters)
high ] with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
1 Kings 9:19
as well as all his store cities and the towns for his chariots and for his
horses [ 9:19 Or [ charioteers ] ] -whatever he desired to build in
Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
1 Kings 10:17
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas [
10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds (about 1.7 kilograms) ] of gold in
each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of
Lebanon.
1 Kings 10:21
All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the
Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of
silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's days.
2 Kings 14:9
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: "A thistle in
Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your daughter
to my son in marriage.' Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and
trampled the thistle underfoot.
2 Kings 19:23
By your messengers you have heaped insults on the Lord. And you have said,
"With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the
utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the
choicest of its pines. I have reached its remotest parts, the finest of its
forests.
2 Chronicles 2:8
"Send me also cedar, pine and algum [ 2:8 Probably a variant of [ almug
] ; possibly juniper ] logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are
skilled in cutting timber there. My men will work with yours
2 Chronicles 2:16
and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float
them in rafts by sea down to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 8:6
as well as Baalath and all his store cities, and all the cities for his
chariots and for his horses [ 8:6 Or [ charioteers ] ] -whatever he
desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the
territory he ruled.
2 Chronicles 9:16
He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three hundred
bekas [ 9:16 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds (about 1.7 kilograms) ] of
gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of
Lebanon.
2 Chronicles 9:20
All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the
Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of
silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's day.
(Whole Chapter:
2 Chronicles 9 In context:
2 Chronicles 9:19-21)
2 Chronicles 25:18
But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: "A thistle in
Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your
daughter to my son in marriage.' Then a wild beast in Lebanon came
along and trampled the thistle underfoot.
(Whole Chapter:
2 Chronicles 25 In context:
2 Chronicles 25:17-19)
Ezra 3:7
Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and gave food and drink
and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs
by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
(Whole Chapter:
Ezra 3 In context:
Ezra 3:6-8)
Psalm 29:5
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the
cedars of Lebanon.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 29 In context:
Psalm 29:4-6)
Psalm 29:6
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion [ 29:6 That is,
Mount Hermon ] like a young wild ox.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 29 In context:
Psalm 29:5-7)
Psalm 72:16
Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway.
Let its fruit flourish like Lebanon; let it thrive like the grass of
the field.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 72 In context:
Psalm 72:15-17)
Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of
Lebanon;
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 92 In context:
Psalm 92:11-13)
Psalm 104:16
The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he
planted.
(Whole Chapter:
Psalm 104 In context:
Psalm 104:15-17)
Song of Solomon 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana, from the top of Senir, the summit of Hermon,
from the lions' dens and the mountain haunts of the leopards.
(Whole Chapter:
Song of Solomon 4 In context:
Song of Solomon 4:7-9)
Song of Solomon 7:4
Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are the pools of Heshbon by the
gate of Bath Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking
toward Damascus.
(Whole Chapter:
Song of Solomon 7 In context:
Song of Solomon 7:3-5)
Isaiah 2:13
for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of
Bashan,
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 2 In context:
Isaiah 2:12-14)
Isaiah 10:34
He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax; Lebanon will fall
before the Mighty One.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 10 In context:
Isaiah 10:33-35)
Isaiah 14:8
Even the pine trees and the cedars of Lebanon exult over you and say,
"Now that you have been laid low, no woodsman comes to cut us down."
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 14 In context:
Isaiah 14:7-9)
Isaiah 29:17
In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field
and the fertile field seem like a forest?
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 29 In context:
Isaiah 29:16-18)
Isaiah 33:9
The land mourns [ 33:9 Or [ dries up ] ] and wastes away, Lebanon
is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel
drop their leaves.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 33 In context:
Isaiah 33:8-10)
Isaiah 35:2
it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The
glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and
Sharon; they will see the glory of the LORD , the splendor of our God.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 35 In context:
Isaiah 35:1-3)
Isaiah 37:24
By your messengers you have heaped insults on the Lord. And you have said,
'With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the
utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the
choicest of its pines. I have reached its remotest heights, the finest of
its forests.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 37 In context:
Isaiah 37:23-25)
Isaiah 40:16 Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for
burnt offerings.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 40 In context:
Isaiah 40:15-17)
Isaiah 60:13
"The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the pine, the fir and the
cypress together, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the
place of my feet.
(Whole Chapter:
Isaiah 60 In context:
Isaiah 60:12-14)
Jeremiah 18:14
Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its
cool waters from distant sources ever cease to flow? [ 18:14 The
meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain. ]
(Whole Chapter:
Jeremiah 18 In context:
Jeremiah 18:13-15)
Jeremiah 22:6
For this is what the LORD says about the palace of the king of Judah:
"Though you are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, I will
surely make you like a desert, like towns not inhabited.
(Whole Chapter:
Jeremiah 22 In context:
Jeremiah 22:5-7)
