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Greek

2682. kataskenosis -- a lodging
... Word Origin from kataskenoo Definition a lodging NASB Word Usage nests (2). nest.
From kataskenoo; an encamping, ie (figuratively) a perch -- nest. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7077. qanan -- to make a nest
... Word Origin denominative verb from qen Definition to make a nest NASB Word Usage
build their nests (1), make its nest (1), nested (2), nests (1). make. ...
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Library

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke ix. 57, Etc. , Where the Case of ...
... "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath
not where to lay His Head." [3250] But where hath He not? In thy faith. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon l on the words.htm

John Chapter iv. Jan-42
... We see all kinds of sparrows building their nests before our eyes; we see swallows,
storks, doves, every day building their nests; but we do not know them to ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xv john chapter iv.htm

Sparrows and Altars
... 'When I think,' said he, 'upon the sparrows and swallows that build their nests
in the kirk of Anwoth, and of my dumb Sabbaths, my sorrowful, bleared eyes look ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/sparrows and altars.htm

How St Francis Tamed the Wild Doves
... I will save you from death, and make your nests, that you may increase and multiply,
according to the command of God." Then St Francis made nests for them all ...
/.../the little flowers of st francis of assisi/chapter xxii how st francis.htm

Death and Growth
... In the vegetable world, spring and autumn are two different seasons: May rejoices
in green leaves and opening buds, and nests with their young broods; but ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/death and growth.htm

And So Unmindful and Forgetful of what the Substance and Origin of ...
... In this case, I say, do you not see that newts, shrews, mice, and cockroaches, which
shun the light, build their nests and live under the hollow parts of these ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/16 and so unmindful and.htm

Remaining and Falling Asleep
... If we build our nests amidst the tossing branches of the world's trees, they will
sway with every wind, and perhaps be blown from their hold altogether by such ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/remaining and falling asleep.htm

The Son of Man
... It is this name that He uses when He says: 'Foxes have holes and the birds of the
air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head.' The use ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the son of man.htm

The First Stages. Ch. 9:51 to 13:21
... said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.58 And Jesus said unto
him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/a the first stages ch.htm

A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornee
... without Hands. That long black wasp, commonly called a Jack Spaniard, builds
pensile paper nests under every roof and shed. Watch ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/at last/chapter v a letter from.htm

Thesaurus

Nests (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nests (9 Occurrences). ... Psalms 104:17 where the birds
make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees. ...
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Stork (6 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah alludes to this (Jeremiah 8:7). At the appointed time they return with
unerring sagacity to their old haunts, and re-occupy their old nests. ...
/s/stork.htm - 14k

Nest (22 Occurrences)
... and young. Nests differ with species. Eagles use ... the gods. Hebrew, Arab and
Egyptian guarded all nests on places of worship. Pagan Rome ...
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Nowhere (16 Occurrences)
... Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky
have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (WEB WEY BBE NAS ...
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Foxes (9 Occurrences)
... Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky
have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (WEB KJV WEY ASV ...
/f/foxes.htm - 9k

Cuckow (2 Occurrences)
... oo," or the single note "kowk" or "gouk." The bird is as old as history, and
interesting because the European species placed its eggs in the nests of other ...
/c/cuckow.htm - 8k

Cuckoo (2 Occurrences)
... oo," or the single note "kowk" or "gouk." The bird is as old as history, and
interesting because the European species placed its eggs in the nests of other ...
/c/cuckoo.htm - 9k

Holes (36 Occurrences)
... Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky
have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (WEB KJV WEY ASV ...
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Sky (278 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the
sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (WEB). ...
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Air (74 Occurrences)
... Matthew 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the
air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. ...
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Bible Concordance

Nests (9 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 13:32 which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."
(See RSV)

Mark 4:32 yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
(See RSV)

Luke 9:58 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and put in his own garden. It grew, and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in its branches."
(See RSV)

Psalms 104:17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 60:8 Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 48:28 Forsake cities, and dwell in a rock, Ye inhabitants of Moab, And be as a dove making a nest in the passages of a pit's mouth.
(See NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 31:6 All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the animals of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow lived all great nations.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Subtopics

Nests

Related Terms

Stork (6 Occurrences)

Nest (22 Occurrences)

Nowhere (16 Occurrences)

Foxes (9 Occurrences)

Cuckow (2 Occurrences)

Cuckoo (2 Occurrences)

Holes (36 Occurrences)

Sky (278 Occurrences)

Air (74 Occurrences)