Biblical Place • 32.367°N, 34.883°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 12:17 , 1 Kgs 4:10 .
a shepherd
Primary meaning: a shepherd. Strong's: a shepherd (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: a shepherd : Mt 9:36 25:32 26:31 (LXX) , Mk 6:34 14:27 , Lk 2:8 , 15 , 18 , 20 , Jo 10:2 , 12 . Metaph., of Christ; Jo 10:11 , 14 , 16 , He 13:20 , I Pe 2:25 ; of Christian pastors, Eph 4:11 (cf. Hom., Il. , i, 263, ποιμένα λαῶν ).†
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
to act as shepherd, tend, to tend
Primary meaning: to act as shepherd, tend, to tend, shepherd. Strong's: to tend as a shepherd of (figuratively, superviser). Lexical nuances: to act as shepherd , tend flocks: Lk 17:7 ; c. acc., ποίμνην , I Co 9:7 . Metaph., to tend , shepherd , govern : c. acc., Mt 2:6 (LXX) , Jo 21:16 , Ac 20:28 , I Pe 5:2 , Ju 12 , Re 2:27 7:17 12:5 19:15 .†
Derivation: from G4166 (ποιμήν);
Ezekiel • Chapter 34 (31 verses)
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel , prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Ye ea... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David .
Numbers • Chapter 27 (23 verses)
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher , the son of Gilead , the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh , of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah , and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah . And they stood before Mo... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Moses , Eleazar , Hepher , Gilead , Tirzah , Abarim , Zin 1 .
Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .
Zechariah • Chapter 11 (17 verses)
Open thy doors, O Lebanon , that the fire may devour thy cedars. Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan ; for the forest of the vintage is come down. There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spo... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Lebanon , Bashan , Jordan .
John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .
Psalms • Chapter 80 (19 verses)
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel , thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be sa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joseph , Ephraim , Benjamin , Manasseh , Egypt .
Psalms • Chapter 23 (6 verses)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
chosen one, elect
Chosen one, elect; designates covenant people, Moses the intercessor, David the royal shepherd, and Messianic Servant (Isaiah 42:1).
Derivation: From בָּחַר (H977) to choose.
scepter, rod, staff, tribe
Scepter of royal dominion (Genesis 49:10: 'The scepter shall not depart from Judah'), shepherd's protective rod, and the twelve tribes of Israel.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to branch off.
1 Kings • Chapter 4 (34 verses)
So king Solomon was king over all Israel . And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahiah , the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. Mentions: Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah), Zadok , Ahoah (or Ahiah), Ephraim , Makaz , Shaalbim , Elon , Soco .
David, beloved (Davidic Covenant)
David; shepherd, psalmist, anointed king of Israel with whom God made an unconditional everlasting covenant (2 Samuel 7, Psalm 89); prime type of the Messiah.
Derivation: From דּוֹד (H1730) beloved.
1 Chronicles • Chapter 4 (43 verses)
The sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath ; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel , and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their ... Mentions: Judah , Hezron , Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai), Jahath, Gedor , Etam 1 , Jezreel 2 , Penuel , Gedor 1 .
1 Samuel • Chapter 25 (44 verses)
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah . And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran . And there was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he had... Mentions: Samuel , David , Abigail , Caleb , Jesse , Ramah 1 , Paran , Maon , Carmel , Jezreel 2 .
Amos • Chapter 1 (15 verses)
The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake. And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion , and utter his voice ... Mentions: Amos , Jacob/Israel, Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Joash , Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus .
Jeremiah • Chapter 6 (30 verses)
O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate ... Mentions: Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tekoa , Zion , Sheba .
Isaiah • Chapter 31 (9 verses)
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel , neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will no... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Zion , Jerusalem .
1 Chronicles • Chapter 11 (47 verses)
Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron , saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Isra... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Samuel , Jerusalem , Jebus , Zion , Millo .
1 Peter • Chapter 5 (14 verses)
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ , and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for fil... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Babylon .
Isaiah • Chapter 38 (22 verses)
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, And said,... Mentions: Hezekiah, Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), David , Ahaz , Judah , Assyria .
Luke • Chapter 2 (52 verses)
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria .) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Mentions: Joseph , David , Mary , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Syria , Galilee , Nazareth , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem .
Isaiah • Chapter 40 (31 verses)
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem , and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon .
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...
Numbers • Chapter 26 (65 verses)
And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to... Mentions: Moses , Eleazar , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Jordan , Jericho , Egypt , Hezron .
Jeremiah • Chapter 50 (46 verses)
The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idol... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Ephraim , Babylon, Zion , Chaldea , Assyria , Carmel .
Joshua • Chapter 19 (51 verses)
And the second lot came forth to Simeon , even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah . And they had in their inheritance Beer–sheba, or Sheba , and Moladah , And Hazar–shual, and ... Mentions: Simeon, Judah , Zebulun , Japhia , Issachar , Sheba , Moladah , Balah , Ezem , Eltolad .