Bible Dictionary: Neighborhood

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.

2. (n.) A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood.

3. (n.) The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neighborhood.

4. (n.) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.

Greek

4012. peri -- about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or ...
... case* (1), cause* (1), circumstances* (1), companions* (1), concerning (48), condition*
(1), connection (2), followers* (1), help (1), neighborhood (1), over (1 ...
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967. Bethphage -- "house of unripe figs," Bethphage, a village on ...
... Transliteration: Bethphage Phonetic Spelling: (bayth-fag-ay') Short Definition:
Bethphage Definition: Bethphage, a village in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, on ...
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Library

"Three Years Ago, Sulpitius, at which Time, Leaving this ...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter III. "Three years ago, Sulpitius,
at which time, leaving this neighborhood� "Three years ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter iii three years ago.htm

Upon This, Postumianus Exclaims, "Let that Well-Known Man in Our ...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter XVI. Upon this, Postumianus exclaims,
"Let that well-known man in our immediate neighborhood� ...
/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xvi upon this postumianus.htm

This Wisdom Has Asked Me, How it is Possible for Christian ...
... Address 207: This wisdom has asked me, how it is possible for Christian
kingdoms in the neighborhood� This wisdom has asked me ...
/.../address 207 0 0 this wisdom has.htm

Whether the Judgment Will Take Place in the Valley of Josaphat?
... to be judged. Therefore it is impossible for the judgment to take place
in the neighborhood of that valley. Objection 2: Further ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the judgment will take 2.htm

The Holy Scriptures.
... A certain rich man has a number of circulars printed. These circulars he
distributes among the poor of a certain neighborhood. On ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter ii the holy scriptures.htm

Events During the War
... In January, 1862, the Federal soldiers again came to our neighborhood and camped
near the same place where I had first seen them; but, at this time, the scene ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter iv events during the.htm

He Abandons the School-Room. Remarkable Meeting Near Alexandria. ...
... We had not a member in the neighborhood. ... He sent his boys out through the neighborhood
notifying the people, and that night we had about thirty present. ...
/.../chapter xi he abandons the.htm

Whether one Angel Enlightens Another?
... First, by strengthening his intellectual power; for just as the power of an imperfect
body is strengthened by the neighborhood of a more perfect body "-for ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether one angel enlightens another.htm

The Journey through Perea to Jerusalem
... It demands thus that in our conception of the last journey from Galilee room be
found for several excursions to Jerusalem or its neighborhood. ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/v the journey through perea.htm

From his Return to England in 1824, to the Commencement of his ...
... The acquaintance which I have made with many dear and valued Friends in the
neighborhood of London has, I hope, been a little strength to me in the best things ...
/.../chapter v from his return.htm

Thesaurus

Neighborhood (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of
which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my neighborhood. ...
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Enrogel (4 Occurrences)
... fuller"): No argument from this meaning can be valid because (1) it is a very doubtful
rendering and (2) "fulling" vats are common in the neighborhood of most ...
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En-rogel (4 Occurrences)
... fuller"): No argument from this meaning can be valid because (1) it is a very doubtful
rendering and (2) "fulling" vats are common in the neighborhood of most ...
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Kiriathjearim
... For example, Josephus (Ant., VI, i, 4) says it was a city in the neighborhood of
Beth-shemesh, while Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon) speak of it ...
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Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)
... For example, Josephus (Ant., VI, i, 4) says it was a city in the neighborhood of
Beth-shemesh, while Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon) speak of it ...
/k/kiriath-jearim.htm - 19k

Upland (4 Occurrences)
... swamp, interval, and the like. 2. (n.) The country, as distinguished from
the neighborhood of towns. 3. (a.) of or pertaining to ...
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Lud (10 Occurrences)
... the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there
were other colonies of the same nationality in the neighborhood is implied ...
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Ludim (3 Occurrences)
... the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there
were other colonies of the same nationality in the neighborhood is implied ...
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Gethsemane (2 Occurrences)
... but that they go back to the time claimed is impossible, for Josephus states (BJ,
VI, i, 1) that Titus cut down all the trees in the neighborhood of Jerusalem ...
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Presence (527 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The place in which one is present; the part of space within one's ken, call,
influence, etc.; neighborhood without the intervention of anything that ...
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Bible Concordance

Neighborhood (7 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
(See RSV)

Mark 5:17 They began to beg him to depart from their region.
(See RSV)

Mark 6:55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.
(See RSV)

Acts 28:7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Judges 6:4 they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the land, as far as the neighborhood of Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep or ox or ass.
(DBY RSV)

Judges 11:33 And he smote them from Aro'er to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel.
(DBY RSV)

Ruth 4:17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying: 'There is a son born to Naomi'; and they called his name Obed; he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Neighborhood

Related Terms

Enrogel (4 Occurrences)

En-rogel (4 Occurrences)

Kiriathjearim

Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)

Upland (4 Occurrences)

Lud (10 Occurrences)

Ludim (3 Occurrences)

Gethsemane (2 Occurrences)

Presence (527 Occurrences)