Bible Dictionary: Townsmen

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Plural of Townsman.

Library

Jesus and his Fellow Townsmen.
... JESUS AND HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN. ... a friend of the idol-worshipping Romans! Away with
him! His townsmen led the van in his rejection by his own. ...
/.../macdonald/hope of the gospel/jesus and his fellow townsmen.htm

The First Period. Ch. 4:14-44
... our Lord. It was a Sabbath Day. The place of worship was crowded with
the relatives and friends and townsmen of Jesus. All were ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/a the first period ch.htm

Public Spirit
... And I must appeal to feelings in you less wide, honourable and righteous though
they are: I must appeal to your public spirit as townsmen of this place. ...
/.../kingsley/sermons for the times/sermon xxii public spirit.htm

A Period of Transition
... a few church regulations. With the change, the large body of townsmen
became the electors of the minister. Cotton Mather in the ...
/.../the development of religious liberty in connecticut/chapter v a period of.htm

False Civilization
... He may have feared, too, lest their settling down as landholders or townsmen would
cause them to be absorbed and lost among the nation of the Israelites, and ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon vi false civilization.htm

The Fourth Word from the Cross
... The members of His own household early rejected Him. So did His fellow-townsmen
in Nazareth. Ultimately the nation at large followed the same course. ...
/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xvii the fourth word.htm

But Some Man Will Say, Would Then those Midwives and Rahab have ...
... or haply was He not able to keep both her, neither telling a lie to her own townsmen,
nor betraying men of God, and them, being His, safe from all harm? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against lying/section 34 but some man.htm

The Holidays at Thagaste
... with nothing to do, joined in with easily-made friends and gave himself up to the
pleasures of his time of life, like all the young townsmen of Thagaste ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/vi the holidays at thagaste.htm

Withholding Corn
... to the people out of my mouth, here it is"let him use it." If there should be any
persons among our country-friends, or our corn-dealing townsmen, who this ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/withholding corn.htm

That God May be Glorified
... owner we find the final end"the use to which the grand structure is to be put when
he, say, presents the building as a gift for the benefit of his townsmen. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/working for god/xxxi that god may be.htm

Thesaurus

Townsmen (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Townsman. Multi-Version Concordance
Townsmen (18 Occurrences). Luke 8:27 Here, on landing ...
/t/townsmen.htm - 12k

Beth-millo (3 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and
went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem. ...
/b/beth-millo.htm - 7k

Servant-wife (12 Occurrences)
... day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made
Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem ...
/s/servant-wife.htm - 10k

Beth (115 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and
went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem. ...
/b/beth.htm - 40k

Plants (70 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 19:26 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put
to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass ...
/p/plants.htm - 27k

Plant (92 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 19:26 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put
to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass ...
/p/plant.htm - 37k

House-tops (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 19:26 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put
to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass ...
/h/house-tops.htm - 8k

Vegetation (18 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 37:27 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to
shame; they were like the grass of the field, or a green plant; like the ...
/v/vegetation.htm - 11k

Landing (4 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:27 Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed
by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a ...
/l/landing.htm - 7k

Watchers (16 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:25 And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the
mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their ...
/w/watchers.htm - 11k

Bible Concordance

Townsmen (18 Occurrences)

Luke 8:27 Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs.
(WEY)

Genesis 34:20 Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,
(See NIV)

Judges 9:2 Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
(BBE)

Judges 9:3 So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
(BBE)

Judges 9:6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
(BBE)

Judges 9:7 Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.
(BBE)

Judges 9:18 And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother;)
(BBE)

Judges 9:20 But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.
(BBE)

Judges 9:23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;
(BBE)

Judges 9:24 So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.
(BBE)

Judges 9:25 And the townsmen of Shechem put secret watchers on the tops of the mountains, and they made attacks on all who went by on the road and took their goods; and word of this came to Abimelech.
(BBE)

Judges 9:39 So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.
(BBE)

Judges 9:46 Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.
(BBE)

Judges 20:5 And the townsmen of Gibeah came together against me, going round the house on all sides by night; it was their purpose to put me to death, and my servant-wife was violently used by them and is dead.
(BBE)

Ruth 3:11 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
(See RSV NIV)

2 Kings 19:26 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass on the house-tops.
(BBE)

Job 30:5 They are sent out from among their townsmen, men are crying after them as thieves
(BBE)

Isaiah 37:27 This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field, or a green plant; like the grass on the house-tops, which a cold wind makes waste.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Townsmen

Related Terms

Beth-millo (3 Occurrences)

Servant-wife (12 Occurrences)

Beth (115 Occurrences)

Plants (70 Occurrences)

Plant (92 Occurrences)

House-tops (8 Occurrences)

Vegetation (18 Occurrences)

Landing (4 Occurrences)

Watchers (16 Occurrences)