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Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes 1 ( Ecclesiastes • Chapter 1 (18 verses)): The words of the Preacher, the son of David , king in Jerusalem . Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Holy Place 1 (mobile. Referenced in Ex 26:33 , Ex 28:29 , Ex 28:35 , Ex 28:43 , Ex 29:30 .) Bethel 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Gen 28:19 , Gen 31:13 , Gen 35:1 , Gen 35:3 .) Ai 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Josh 7:2 , Josh 7:3 , Josh 7:4 , Josh 7:5 .) Bethlehem 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:19 , Gen 48:7 , Judg 12:8 , Judg 12:10 , Judg 17:7 , Judg 17:8 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ecclesiastes 1:12 : "I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem ."; Ecclesiastes 12:8 : "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity."; Ecclesiastes 4:7 : "Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.". Related canonical books and chapters: Ecclesiastes 1 ( Ecclesiastes • Chapter 1 (18 verses)), Ecclesiastes (Old Testament • 12 Chapters), Ecclesiastes 11 (Ecclesiastes • Chapter 11 (10 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Ecclesiastes 1
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 1 (18 verses)

The words of the Preacher, the son of David , king in Jerusalem . Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .

Ecclesiastes
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Old Testament • 12 Chapters

Ecclesiastes (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Jerusalem . Opens with: "The words of the Preacher, the son of David , king in Jerusalem ...."

Ecclesiastes 11
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 11 (10 verses)

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, ...

Ecclesiastes 12
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 12 (14 verses)

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: In the day whe...

הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892 Hebrew
vanity, vapor, breath, transient futility

vanity, vapor, breath, transient futility. Vapor, passing breath, transient futility; leitmotif of Ecclesiastes ('Vanity of vanities, all is vanity', Ecclesiastes 1:2); mortal transience without God.

Ecclesiastes 10
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 10 (20 verses)

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, h...

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

עֵת
et
H6256 Hebrew
time, season, appointed epoch

time, season, appointed epoch. Time, proper occasion, opportune season ('To everything there is a season', Ecclesiastes 3:1); divine kairos for deliverance or judgment.

Holy Place 1
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Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

mobile. Referenced in Ex 26:33 , Ex 28:29 , Ex 28:35 , Ex 28:43 , Ex 29:30 .

אָב
ab
H1 Hebrew
father, forefather, patriarch

father, forefather, patriarch. Father, ancestor, founder of clan; God as Father of Israel ('Is not He your Father, who bought you?', Deuteronomy 32:6).

Bethel 1
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.931°N, 35.221°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Gen 28:19 , Gen 31:13 , Gen 35:1 , Gen 35:3 .

Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 6 (12 verses)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is v...

Ai 1
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Biblical Place • 31.917°N, 35.261°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:8 , Gen 13:3 , Josh 7:2 , Josh 7:3 , Josh 7:4 , Josh 7:5 .

Ecclesiastes 9
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 9 (18 verses)

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to th...

Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 4 (16 verses)

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already...

Bethlehem 1
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Biblical Place • 31.705°N, 35.210°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 35:19 , Gen 48:7 , Judg 12:8 , Judg 12:10 , Judg 17:7 , Judg 17:8 .

Gibeah 1
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.824°N, 35.231°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:28 , Josh 24:33 , Judg 19:12 , Judg 19:13 , Judg 19:14 , Judg 19:15 .

בִּטָּחוֹן
bittahon
H986 Hebrew
confidence, hope, trust

confidence, hope, trust. Confidence, assurance, secure reliance upon God in times of crisis (Ecclesiastes 9:4, Isaiah 36:4).

Geba 1
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Biblical Place • 31.858°N, 35.260°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:24 , Josh 21:17 , 1 Sam 13:3 , 1 Sam 13:16 , 1 Sam 14:5 , 1 Kgs 15:22 .

1 Thessalonians • Chapter 1 (10 verses)

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ : Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our pray... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Macedonia , Achaia .

Gilgal 1
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Biblical Place • 31.864°N, 35.519°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 11:30 , Josh 4:19 , Josh 4:20 , Josh 5:9 , Josh 5:10 , Josh 9:6 .

Ecclesiastes 8
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 8 (17 verses)

Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. Be not hasty to go out of his sight...

1 John 1
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1 John • Chapter 1 (10 verses)

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which wa... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Ecclesiastes 7
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 7 (29 verses)

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughte...

1 Corinthians
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New Testament • 16 Chapters

1 Corinthians (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Jacob/Israel , James ( Jacob ), Adam . Key places: Corinth , Adam , Ephesus , Galatia , Jerusalem , Macedonia . Opens with: "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,..."

Ramah 1
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Biblical Place • 31.896°N, 35.202°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:25 , Josh 19:8 , Judg 4:5 , Judg 19:13 , 1 Kgs 15:17 , 1 Kgs 15:21 .

Biblical Place • Ancient Near East

mobile. Referenced in Ex 26:34 .

Goshen 1
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Biblical Place • 30.729°N, 31.805°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 45:10 , Gen 46:28 , Gen 46:29 , Gen 46:34 , Gen 47:1 , Gen 47:4 .

Debir 1
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Biblical Place • 31.417°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:38 , Josh 10:39 , Josh 11:21 , Josh 12:13 , Josh 15:15 , Josh 15:49 .

Ecclesiastes 3
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 3 (22 verses)

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Kadesh 1
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Biblical Place • Kadesh-barnea • 30.688°N, 34.495°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:7 , Gen 16:14 , Gen 20:1 , Num 13:26 , Num 20:1 , Num 20:14 (identified with Kadesh-barnea ).

1 Timothy 6
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1 Timothy • Chapter 6 (21 verses)

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they a... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Beth-shemesh 1
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Biblical Place • 31.753°N, 34.977°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:10 , Josh 21:16 , 1 Sam 6:9 , 1 Sam 6:12 , 1 Sam 6:13 , 1 Sam 6:14 .

1 Corinthians 1
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1 Corinthians • Chapter 1 (31 verses)

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth , to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Corinth .

1 Timothy
99% New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters

1 Timothy (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Adam . Key places: Ephesus , Macedonia , Adam . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;..."

Ecclesiastes 5
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Ecclesiastes • Chapter 5 (20 verses)

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou u...

Scripture Passages (24)

Ecclesiastes 1:12 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1 KJV

I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem .

Ecclesiastes 12:8 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 12 KJV

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Ecclesiastes 1:1 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1 KJV

The words of the Preacher, the son of David , king in Jerusalem .

Ecclesiastes 1:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1 KJV

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

Ecclesiastes 10:6 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10 KJV

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Ecclesiastes 10:11 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10 KJV

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Ecclesiastes 1:4 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1 KJV

One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1 KJV

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Ecclesiastes 10:7 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10 KJV

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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