Bible Dictionary: Rumour

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Monsters of Wickedness, we are Accused of Observing a Holy Rite in ...
... Every one knows what sort of thing rumour is. It is one of your own sayings,
that "among all evils, none flies so fast as rumour ...
/.../tertullian/apology/chapter vii monsters of wickedness.htm

The Christians Defamed a Sarcastic Description of Fame; Its ...
... No one, then, says, to take an instance, "The report is that this happened at Rome,"
or, "The rumour goes that he has got a province;" but, "He has got a ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter vii name christians defamed.htm

This HomilyWas Delivered on the Occasion of the Prefect Entering ...
... was delivered on the occasion of the Prefect [1650] entering the Church, for the
purpose of pacifying the minds of the people, in consequence of a rumour of an ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xvi this homily was.htm

His Murdered Father's Head
... A dim rumour had reached him of the fate of Gaïnas at the hands of the Hunnish king;
but as it was only a rumour, he had felt himself justified in keeping it ...
/.../chapter xxxvi his murdered fathers.htm

The Prophet --His Youth and his Call.
... Above all, Anathoth lay within the swirl of rumour of which the capital was
the centre. ... As one has finely said of a rumour of invasion:". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/lecture iii the prophethis youth.htm

The Friend of Sinners
... Ask public rumour "What is the character of Jesus of Nazareth?" and it
cannot find a word in its vocabulary foul enough for him. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/the friend of sinners.htm

Knox and Queen Mary (Continued), 1561-1564
... November 16, a panic in the unguarded palace: {208a} "the poor damsels were left
alone," while men hid in fear of nobody knew what, except a rumour that Arran ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter xv knox and queen.htm

November was Now Drawing to a Close, and St. ...
... You would rather spread abroad the rumour that you had conquered, than confess that
your libertinism had been perceived and repulsed with indignation and scorn ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxvi november was now drawing.htm

The Outbreak at Benares.
... When we reached the Mint we heard the rumour that Cawnpore had fallen.
The report was not generally believed, but it was true. We ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xvii the outbreak at.htm

Argument. Perpetua, when Besieged by Her Father, Comforts Him when ...
... At once the rumour spread through the neighbourhood of the public place, and an
immense number of people were gathered together. We mount the platform. ...
/.../chapter ii argument perpetua when besieged.htm

Thesaurus

Rumour (13 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Rumour (13 Occurrences). ... Luke 4:37 And a rumour went
out into every place of the country round concerning him. (DBY). ...
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Rumors (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 51:46 And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye, for the rumour that
shall be heard in the land; for a rumour shall come one year, and after that ...
/r/rumors.htm - 7k

Bruit (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A rumour or report (Jeremiah 10:22, RV "rumour;Nahum
3:19). Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) Report; rumor; fame. ...
/b/bruit.htm - 8k

Ancients (17 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour;
then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from ...
/a/ancients.htm - 13k

Fearful (73 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 51:46 And let not your heart faint, neither fear ye, for the rumour that
shall be heard in the land; for a rumour shall come one year, and after that ...
/f/fearful.htm - 28k

Nero
... of history accuses him of the crime. "Hence, to suppress the rumour," says
Tacitus (Annals, xv. 44), "he falsely charged with the ...
/n/nero.htm - 41k

Jeremiah (141 Occurrences)
... The rumour of the approach of the Egyptians to aid the Jews in this crisis induced
the Chaldeans to withdraw and return to their own land. ...
/j/jeremiah.htm - 75k

Throughout (291 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Luke 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea,
and throughout all the region round about. (KJV WBS NIV). ...
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Rumours (2 Occurrences)

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Dialect (6 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:6 But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were
confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect. ...
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Bible Concordance

Rumour (13 Occurrences)

Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him;
(DBY)

Luke 4:37 And a rumour went out into every place of the country round concerning him.
(DBY)

Luke 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
(KJV)

Acts 2:6 But the rumour of this having spread, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
(DBY YLT)

Acts 21:31 and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,
(YLT)

2 Samuel 4:4 And to Jonathan son of Saul 'is' a son -- lame; he was a son of five years at the coming in of the rumour of 'the death of' Saul and Jonathan, out of Jezreel, and his nurse lifteth him up, and fleeth, and it cometh to pass in her hasting to flee, that he falleth, and becometh lame, and his name 'is' Mephibosheth.
(YLT)

2 Kings 19:7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 37:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
(KJV JPS)

Jeremiah 10:22 The voice of a rumour! Behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 49:14 I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
(KJV DBY)

Jeremiah 51:46 And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
(KJV JPS DBY)

Ezekiel 7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
(KJV JPS DBY)

Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
(KJV)

Subtopics

Rumour

Related Terms

Rumors (4 Occurrences)

Bruit (2 Occurrences)

Ancients (17 Occurrences)

Fearful (73 Occurrences)

Nero

Jeremiah (141 Occurrences)

Throughout (291 Occurrences)

Rumours (2 Occurrences)

Dialect (6 Occurrences)