Bible Dictionary: Harbour

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HARBOUR

har'-ber. Used figuratively of God in Joel 3:16 the King James Version margin, (Hebrew) "place of repair, or, harbour" (the King James Version "hope," the Revised Version (British and American) "refuge").

See HAVEN; SHIPS AND BOATS, I, II, (1), II, 3.

Library

Heretics Work to Pull Down and to Destroy, not to Edify and ...
... XLII."Heretics Work to Pull Down and to Destroy, Not to Edify and Elevate Heretics
Do Not Adhere Even to Their Own Traditions, But Harbour Dissent Even from ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xlii heretics work to pull.htm

The Fort Sumter Expedition
... that on "April 14th, 1865, at twelve o'clock noon, Major General Anderson will raise
and plant upon the ruins of Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbour, the same ...
/.../griswold/sixty years with plymouth church/the fort sumter expedition.htm

Concerning Lowliness of Mind.
... And just as a ship, after having run through innumerable surges, and having escaped
many storms, then in the very mouth of the harbour having been dashed ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/concerning lowliness of mind.htm

Quaker City Excursion
... us with letters commending us to the attention of the foreign governments which
we might visit, and on the eighth day of June we sailed out of New York harbour ...
/.../griswold/sixty years with plymouth church/quaker city excursion.htm

Psalm C.
... to be with such as have chosen a quiet life; distant from the bustle of the people,
from noisy crowds, from the great waves of life, they are as if in harbour. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm c.htm

The Cause and Cure of Earthquakes
... The earth, opening, swallowed up people; and they rose in other streets; some in
the midst of the harbour, (being driven up again by the sea which rose in ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 129 the cause and.htm

Alexandria and Rome - the Jewish Communities in the Capitals of ...
... their treasures. Above all, it was a commercial city, furnished with an
excellent harbour - or rather with five harbours. A special ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter v alexandria and rome.htm

Request to them to Send a Messenger to Antioch.
... 1050] over the tranquility which, according to the will of God, they have obtained,
and because that, through your prayers, they have now reached the harbour. ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the smyrnaeans/chapter xi request to them to.htm

Book xii. At Length, with the Holy Ghost Speeding Our Way...
... our way� 1. At length, with the Holy Ghost speeding our way, we are
approaching the safe, calm harbour of a firm faith. We are ...
/.../the life and writings of st hilary of poitiers/book xii at length with.htm

Excess in Dress, as Well as in Personal Culture, to be Shunned ...
... [215] Those times of life, in fact, which are at last blest with quiet and withdrawn
into the harbour of modesty, the splendour and dignity of dress lure away ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter ix excess in dress as.htm

Thesaurus

North-east (2 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/n/north-east.htm - 7k

Wintering (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/w/wintering.htm - 6k

Inconvenient (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/i/inconvenient.htm - 7k

Facing (79 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/f/facing.htm - 31k

Favour (171 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/f/favour.htm - 37k

Fair (147 Occurrences)
... A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town
of Lasea (Acts 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his ...
/f/fair.htm - 40k

Try (84 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/t/try.htm - 31k

Cenchrea (2 Occurrences)
... Millet, the eastern harbour of Corinth, from which it was distant about 9 miles
east, and the outlet for its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean ...
/c/cenchrea.htm - 7k

Coast (70 Occurrences)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/c/coast.htm - 31k

South-east (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were
in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a ...
/s/south-east.htm - 6k

Bible Concordance

Harbour (6 Occurrences)

Acts 27:12 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.
(WEY BBE DBY)

Acts 28:12 And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.
(BBE)

Genesis 49:13 The resting-place of Zebulun will be by the sea, and he will be a harbour for ships; the edge of his land will be by Zidon.
(BBE)

Psalms 46:1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.> God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
(BBE)

Psalms 107:30 Then they are glad, because the sea is quiet, and he takes them to the harbour of their desire.
(BBE)

Isaiah 23:10 Let your land be worked with the plough, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer any harbour.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Harbour

Related Terms

Wintering (1 Occurrence)

Inconvenient (1 Occurrence)

Facing (79 Occurrences)

Favour (171 Occurrences)

Fair (147 Occurrences)

Try (84 Occurrences)

Cenchrea (2 Occurrences)