Bible Dictionary: Fastnesses

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The Servant of the Lord.
... To ride was the third necessary art, introduced, according to Xenophon, after they
had descended from their mountain fastnesses to conquer the whole East. ...
/.../kingsley/lectures delivered in america in 1874/lecture iv the servant of.htm

The Early History of Particular Churches.
... smaller and smaller; and such as remained were at last compelled to take refuge
with their brethren, who had retired to the mountain fastnesses, rather than ...
/.../a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter vii the early history.htm

The Same Subject Continued.
... you will not escape a disorder which you so justly deplore in others; you will be
captured in those windings which have proved fatal fastnesses to women of ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter viii the same subject.htm

The Battle of Life
... insolence of Theodore of Abyssinia was humbled, but I hope they will never hear
the screeching of the ravens who warned us of the mountain fastnesses in which ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 62 1916/the battle of life.htm

Appendix ii. Conflation and the So-Called Neutral Text.
... to remove them. But it has not entered within our design to pursue them into
their fastnesses and domiciles. Nevertheless, in compliance ...
/.../appendix ii conflation and the.htm

The Kingdom of all Israel.
... The Philistines overran the country, and chased Saul even to the mountain fastnesses
of Gilboa, where the miserable man, deserted by God, tried to learn his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson vi the kingdom of.htm

Obadiah
... Edom. Her people have been humbled, the high and rocky fastnesses in which
they trusted have not been able to save them. Neighbouring ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/obadiah.htm

More and More
... comfort and delight. When an exile he had made the rocky fastnesses of Adullam
and Engedi resound with the name of Jehovah. In after ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/more and more.htm

Thankful for Anything.
... No, he is talking of the earlier days of his pilgrimage. When he was being
hunted over the Judean fastnesses by King Saul. When ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/thankful for anything.htm

Call for Volunteers.
... for them. They were forced to flee from their farms and take refuge in caves
and dens and the fastnesses among the hills. Then, as ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/call for volunteers.htm

Thesaurus

Fastnesses (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fastnesses (2 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 22:46 The foreigners
will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places. (See RSV) ...
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Fastness (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle;
as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains. ...
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Jericho (59 Occurrences)
... precipice of Quarantania and its numerous caverns, and the spies of Joshua could
easily have fled from the city and been speedily hidden in these fastnesses. ...
/j/jericho.htm - 38k

Deceivableness (1 Occurrence)
... ab'-l-nes, de-sev' (nasha', "to lead astray"): "The pride of thy heart hath deceived
thee" (Jeremiah 49:16), ie "Thy stern mountain fastnesses have persuaded ...
/d/deceivableness.htm - 9k

Deceive (48 Occurrences)
... ab'-l-nes, de-sev' (nasha', "to lead astray"): "The pride of thy heart hath deceived
thee" (Jeremiah 49:16), ie "Thy stern mountain fastnesses have persuaded ...
/d/deceive.htm - 22k

Fasts (3 Occurrences)

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Territory (140 Occurrences)
... country of Judah is by far the most characteristic part of that tribe's possessions;
it was on account of the shelter of these mountain fastnesses that this ...
/t/territory.htm - 56k

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)
... That Christianity also made its way into these fastnesses is vouched for by the
ruins of churches. Evil days came with the advent of the Moslems. ...
/t/trachonitis.htm - 13k

Warfare (18 Occurrences)
... matstsabh) were placed in occupation of fortresses and strategical centers (2
Chronicles 17:2). No doubt the caves in the hillsides and rocky fastnesses of the ...
/w/warfare.htm - 34k

Bible Concordance

Fastnesses (2 Occurrences)

2 Samuel 22:46 The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
(See RSV)

Psalms 18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Fastnesses

Related Terms

Fastness (1 Occurrence)

Jericho (59 Occurrences)

Deceivableness (1 Occurrence)

Deceive (48 Occurrences)

Fasts (3 Occurrences)