Dictionary of Bible Themes Genesis 2:7The nose as part of the human body See also Human life is given and sustained through the nostrils Genesis 7:22Numbers 11:20 Job 27:3 Isaiah 2:22 Genesis 27:27 See also The nose and the sense of smell Job 39:25Songs 4:11 Daniel 3:27 Amos 4:10 1 Corinthians 12:17 Job 39:20; 41:18,20 Animals snort and sniff through their noses Jeremiah 2:24; 8:162 Kings 4:35 The nose and sneezing Songs 7:4The nose as an object of beauty Ezekiel 16:12See also The nose may be adorned with rings Genesis 24:22,30,47Isaiah 3:21 Proverbs 30:33 The nose is vulnerable to attack See also Ezekiel 23:252 Kings 19:28 Captives are led by rings or hooks in the nose See also 2 Chronicles 33:11pp Isa 37:29 Amos 4:2Psalms 10:5 Contempt is communicated by means of the nose Isaiah 57:4Malachi 1:13 Luke 16:14; 23:35 Acts 17:32 2 Samuel 16:21 Offence is taken, metaphorically, by the nose See also People take offence Genesis 34:30Exodus 5:21 2 Samuel 10:6 Isaiah 65:5 pp 1Ch 19:6 God takes offence Exodus 15:8God's power is indicated by the blast of his nostrils See also 2 Samuel 22:92 Samuel 22:16 pp Ps 18:8 pp Ps 18:15 Psalms 115:6Lifeless idols have noses See also Deuteronomy 4:28See also 1095 God, patience of1105 God, power of 1325 God, the Creator 4017 life, animal & plant 4496 perfume 4805 clouds 5184 standing 5246 captivity 5818 contempt 6206 offence |
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