Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  4000 Creation  »  4800 Natural and supernatural phenomena  »  4821 east

The geographical direction often identified by the position of the rising sun. Many of Israel's invaders came from the east, often giving the term a negative association in OT writings.

East as a point of the compass

Genesis 2:8; Matthew 2:1-2 See also Genesis 4:16; Genesis 13:11,14; Deuteronomy 3:27; Psalm 107:3; Luke 13:29; Revelation 21:13

East and west used to demonstrate vast extent

Genesis 28:14; Isaiah 43:5 See also 1 Chronicles 12:15; Job 23:8; Psalm 75:6; Psalm 103:12; Zechariah 8:7; Matthew 8:11; Matthew 24:27; Luke 13:29

East identified by the rising sun

Numbers 2:3 See also Joshua 1:15; Joshua 19:12; Psalm 50:1; Psalm 113:3; Isaiah 41:25; Isaiah 45:6

The east wind

Job 15:2 The east wind blows straight out of the desert ; Psalm 48:7 See also Genesis 41:6; Exodus 10:13; Isaiah 27:8; Jeremiah 4:11; Jeremiah 18:17; Ezekiel 17:10; Ezekiel 27:26; Hosea 13:15; Jonah 4:8

Military threat from the east

Judges 6:33 See also Judges 10:8; 1 Chronicles 5:10; Isaiah 9:12; Isaiah 46:11

See also

4284  sun
4842  north
4850  south
4857  west