5244 camp
Dictionary of Bible Themes

A dwelling-place in the desert, often linked with the idea of a wandering people.

Genesis 25:16

Camps and the nomadic lifestyle of early Israel

See also

At the time of the patriarchs

Genesis 26:17; 31:25; 32:21; 33:18
Numbers 1:52; 9:17-18

See also

During Israel's wanderings in the wilderness

Exodus 13:20; 16:13; 19:16-17; 32:26-27
Joshua 4:19

During the entry into the promised land

Leviticus 13:46

The camp as a symbol of God's holy presence

Deuteronomy 23:14

All that was unclean was put outside the camp

See also

Exodus 29:14
Leviticus 24:14
Numbers 5:2-4
Hebrews 13:11-13
Genesis 32:2

a picture of Jesus Christ's rejection

See also

The camp and God's protection

Psalms 34:7
1 Samuel 17:1

The camp as a military base

See also

Judges 7:8-11,13-15
2 Kings 3:24
Jeremiah 50:29
Ezekiel 4:2

See also

5428 nurse
5578 tents
5605 warfare
7221 exodus, the
7474 Tent of Meeting
Dictionary of Bible Themes
© Martin H. Manser, 2009.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       


5243
Top of Page
Top of Page