Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5244 camp A dwelling-place in the desert, often linked with the idea of a wandering people. Camps and the nomadic lifestyle of early Israel At the time of the patriarchs Genesis 25:16 See also Genesis 26:17; Genesis 31:25; Genesis 32:21; Genesis 33:18 During Israel's wanderings in the wilderness Numbers 1:52; Numbers 9:17-18 See also Exodus 13:20; Exodus 16:13; Exodus 19:16-17; Exodus 32:26-27 During the entry into the promised land The camp as a symbol of God's holy presence All that was unclean was put outside the camp Leviticus 13:46; Deuteronomy 23:14 See also Exodus 29:14; Leviticus 24:14; Numbers 5:2-4; Hebrews 13:11-13 a picture of Jesus Christ's rejection The camp and God's protection Genesis 32:2 See also Psalm 34:7 The camp as a military base 1 Samuel 17:1 See also Judges 7:8-11,13-15; 2 Kings 3:24; Jeremiah 50:29; Ezekiel 4:2 See also
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