Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘South’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘South’ occurs 110 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 12:9 And Abram traveled, going out and continuing further on, toward the south.Genesis 12:9
Number of the word / term South in Genesis: 1
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 26:18 Of these, twenty shall be at the meridian, which lies toward the south.Exodus 26:18
Exodus 36:23 Of these, twenty were toward the meridian area, opposite the south,Exodus 36:23
Exodus 38:9 He also made the atrium, at the south side of which were hangings of fine twisted linen of one hundred cubits andExodus 38:9
Exodus 40:24 And he placed the lampstand in the tabernacle of the testimony, away from the table, on the south side,Exodus 40:24
Number of the word / term South in Exodus: 4
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 2:10 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.Numbers 2:10
Numbers 3:29 and they shall encamp toward the south side.Numbers 3:29
Numbers 8:2 “Speak to Aaron, and you shall say to him: When you place the seven lamps, let the lampstand be set up on the south side. Therefore, give this instruction: that the lamps should look out from the region opposite the north, toward the table of the bread of the presence; they shall give light opposite that area, toward the area that the lampstand faces.”Numbers 8:2
Numbers 10:6 Then, at the second sounding of the trumpet with the same cadence, those who live toward the south shall take up their tents. And the remainder shall act in like manner, when the trumpets shall reverberate for a departure.Numbers 10:6
Numbers 13:17 And so, Moses sent them to examine the land of Canaan, and he said to them: “Ascend by the south side. And when you arrive at the mountains,Numbers 13:17
Numbers 13:22 And they ascended by the south side. And they arrived at Hebron, where there were Ahiman and Shishai and Talmai, the sons of Anak. For Hebron was founded seven years before Tanis, the city of Egypt.Numbers 13:22
Numbers 13:29 Amalek lives in the south. The Hethite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite live in the mountains. And truly, the Canaanite stays near the sea and around the streams of the Jordan.”Numbers 13:29
Numbers 21:1 And when king Arad the Canaanite, who was living toward the south, had heard this, namely, that Israel had arrived by the way of spies, he fought against them. And proving to be the victor, he led away prey from them.Numbers 21:1
Numbers 33:40 And king Arad the Canaanite, who lived toward the south, heard that the sons of Israel had arrived in the land of Canaan.Numbers 33:40
Numbers 34:4 It shall circle on the south side along the ascent of the Scorpion, by this way crossing into Senna, and passing through, from the south, as far as Kadesh-barnea, from which its confines shall go out to the town called Adar, and extend even to Azmon.Numbers 34:4
Numbers 35:5 Facing the east, there shall be two thousand cubits, and facing the south, similarly, there shall be two thousand cubits. Toward the sea, also, which looks out toward the west, there shall be the same measure, and the northern region shall be bounded by equal limits. And the cities shall be in the center, and the suburbs shall be outside.Numbers 35:5
Number of the word / term South in Numbers: 11
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:7 Turn back and go to the mountain of the Amorites, and to the other places which are near it: the plains as well as the mountainous regions, and the low-lying places opposite the south and along the shore of the sea, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river Euphrates.’Deuteronomy 1:7
Deuteronomy 3:27 Ascend to the summit of Pisgah, and look around with your eyes to the west, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and behold it. For you shall not cross this Jordan.Deuteronomy 3:27
Number of the word / term South in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 10:40 And so Joshua struck the entire land, the mountains, and the south, and the plains, and the descending slopes, with their kings. He did not leave in it any remains, but he put to death all that was able to breathe, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructed him,Joshua 10:40
Joshua 11:16 And so Joshua seized the entire land of the mountains, and of the south, and the land of Goshen, and the plains, and the western region, and the mountain of Israel, and its plains.Joshua 11:16
Joshua 12:8 both in the mountains and in the plains and fields. In the descending slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the south, there too was the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite and the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite.Joshua 12:8
Joshua 13:4 truly, to the south are the Hivites, all the land of Canaan, and Mearah of the Sidonians, as far as Aphek and the borders of the AmoriteJoshua 13:4
Joshua 15:1 And so, the lot of the sons of Judah, by their families, was this: from the border of Edom, to the desert of Sin toward the south, and even to the furthest part of the southern region.Joshua 15:1
Joshua 15:2 Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south.Joshua 15:2
Joshua 15:8 And it ascends by the steep valley of the son of Hinnom, from the side of the Jebusite, toward the south; this is Jerusalem. And from there, it raises itself to the top of the mountain, which is opposite Geennom to the west, at the top of the Valley of the Rephaim, to the north.Joshua 15:8
Joshua 15:21 And the cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders of Edom to the south, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,Joshua 15:21
Joshua 17:9 And the border descends to the Valley of Reeds, to the south of the torrent of the cities of Ephraim, which are in the midst of the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh is to the north of the torrent, and its exit extends to the sea.Joshua 17:9
Joshua 17:10 So it is that the possession of Ephraim is in the south, and that of Manasseh is in the north, and both are enclosed by the sea, and they are joined together by the tribe of Asher to the north, and by the tribe of Issachar to the east.Joshua 17:10
Joshua 18:13 And it continues to the south beside Luz, which is Bethel. And it descends into Ataroth-addar, at the mountain which is to the south of lower Beth-horon.Joshua 18:13
Joshua 18:14 And it turns aside, circling toward the sea, to the south of the mountain which looks out toward Beth-horon, toward the southwest. And its exits are toward Kiriath-baal, which is also called Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah. This is their region, toward the sea, in the west.Joshua 18:14
Joshua 18:15 But to the south, the border goes on from the part of Kiriath-jearim toward the sea, and it continues as far as the Fountain of the waters of Nephtoah.Joshua 18:15
Joshua 18:16 And it descends to that part of the mountain which looks out toward the Valley of the sons of Hinnom. And it is opposite the northern region, in the furthest part of the Valley of the Rephaim. And it descends into Geennom, (that is, the Valley of Hinnom,) near the side of the Jebusite toward the south. And it extends to the Fountain of Rogel,Joshua 18:16
Joshua 19:34 And the border turns back to the west at Aznoth-tabor, and it goes out from there to Hukkok. And continues on to Zebulun, in the south, and to Asher, in the west, and to Judah, at the Jordan, toward the rising of the sun.Joshua 19:34
Number of the word / term South in Joshua: 15
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Judges
Judges 1:9 And afterward, descending, they fought against the Canaanites who were living in the mountains, and in the south, and in the plains.Judges 1:9
Judges 1:16 Now the sons of the Kenite, the relative of Moses, ascended from the City of Palms, with the sons of Judah, into the wilderness of his lot, which is toward the south of Arad. And they lived with him.Judges 1:16
Judges 21:19 And they took counsel, and they said, “Behold, there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord at Shiloh, which is situated to the north of the city of Bethel, and on the eastern side of the way that one takes from Bethel to Shechem, and to the south of the town of Lebonah.”Judges 21:19
Number of the word / term South in Judges: 3
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:2 When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?” ’1 Samuel 10:2
1 Samuel 14:5 One boulder projected toward the north, opposite Michmash, and the other toward the south, opposite Gibeah.1 Samuel 14:5
1 Samuel 20:41 And when the boy had gone away, David rose up from his place, which turned toward the south, and falling prone on the ground, he reverenced three times. And kissing one another, they wept together, but David more so.1 Samuel 20:41
1 Samuel 27:10 Then Achish said to him, “Whom did you go out against today?” And David responded, “Against the south of Judah, and against the south of Jerahmeel, and against the south of Keni.”1 Samuel 27:10
1 Samuel 30:1 And when David and his men had arrived at Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the south side against Ziklag. And they had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire.1 Samuel 30:1
1 Samuel 30:14 For indeed, we broke forth to the southern side of Cherethi, and against Judah, and to the south of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”1 Samuel 30:14
1 Samuel 30:27 to those who were in Bethel, and who were in Ramoth toward the south, and who were in Jattir,1 Samuel 30:27
Number of the word / term South in 1 Samuel: 7
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 24:7 they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.2 Samuel 24:7
Number of the word / term South in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 7:25 And it was standing upon twelve oxen, of which three were looking toward the north, and three toward the west, and three toward the south, and three toward the east. And the sea above was over them. And their posteriors were entirely hidden within.1 Kings 7:25
1 Kings 7:39 And he stationed the ten bases, five to the right side of the temple, and five to the left. And the sea he placed to the right side of the temple, opposite the east, toward the south.1 Kings 7:39
Number of the word / term South in 1 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:24 At the four directions, there were gatekeepers, that is, at the east, and at the west, and at the north, and at the south.1 Chronicles 9:24
1 Chronicles 26:15 Truly, Obededom and his sons obtained that to the south, in the part of the house where the council of elders was.1 Chronicles 26:15
1 Chronicles 26:17 Truly, toward the east there were six Levites, and toward the north there were four per day, and then toward the south similarly there were four each day. And where the council was, there were two and two.1 Chronicles 26:17
Number of the word / term South in 1 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 4:4 And the sea itself was placed upon the twelve oxen, three of which were looking toward the north, and another three toward the west, then another three toward the south, and the three that remained toward the east, having the sea imposed upon them. But the posteriors of the oxen were toward the interior, under the sea.2 Chronicles 4:4
2 Chronicles 4:10 Now he placed the sea on the right side, facing the east, toward the south.2 Chronicles 4:10
2 Chronicles 28:18 Also, the Philistines spread out among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Judah. And they seized Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and also Soco, and Timnah, and Gimzo, with their villages, and they lived in them.2 Chronicles 28:18
Number of the word / term South in 2 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Job
Job 9:9 He fashions Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the interior of the south.Job 9:9
Job 37:17 Are not your garments hot, when the south wind blows across the land?Job 37:17
Number of the word / term South in Job: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 78:26 He transferred the south wind from heaven, and, in his virtue, he brought in the Southwest wind.Psalm 78:26
Psalm 126:4 Convert our captivity, O Lord, like a torrent in the south.Psalm 126:4
Number of the word / term South in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:6 it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north. The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit, and turning again in its cycle.Ecclesiastes 1:6
Ecclesiastes 11:3 If the clouds have been filled, they will pour forth rain upon the earth. If a tree falls to the south, or to the north, or to whatever direction it may fall, there it shall remain.Ecclesiastes 11:3
Number of the word / term South in Ecclesiastes: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 4:16 Rise up, north wind, and advance, south wind. Send a breeze through my garden, and carry its aromatic scents.Song of Solomon 4:16
Number of the word / term South in Song: 1
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 21:14 You who inhabit the land of the south: upon meeting the thirsty, bring water; meet the fugitive with bread.Isaiah 21:14
Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the beasts in the south. In a land of tribulation and anguish, from which go forth the lioness and the lion, the viper and the flying king snake, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of beasts of burden, and their valuables upon the humps of camels, to a people who are not able to offer profit to them.Isaiah 30:6
Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the North, “Release him,” and to the South, “Do not turn him away.” Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.Isaiah 43:6
Isaiah 49:12 Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.Isaiah 49:12
Number of the word / term South in Isaiah: 4
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 13:19 The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.Jeremiah 13:19
Jeremiah 17:26 And they will arrive from the cities of Judah and from all around Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plains, and from the mountainous regions, and from the south, carrying holocausts, and victims, and sacrifices, and frankincense. And they will carry an oblation into the house of the Lord.Jeremiah 17:26
Jeremiah 25:20 and the entire populace in general: all the kings of the land of the south, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,Jeremiah 25:20
Jeremiah 32:44 Fields will be bought for money, and deeds will be written and signed, and witnesses will be summoned, in the land of Benjamin and all around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, and in the cities on the mountains, and in the cities on the plains, and in the cities that are toward the south. For I will convert their captivity, says the Lord.”Jeremiah 32:44
Jeremiah 33:13 For even in the cities on the mountains, and in the cities on the plains, and in the cities that are toward the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and all around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, still shall the flocks travel by the hand of him who numbers them, says the Lord.Jeremiah 33:13
Number of the word / term South in Jeremiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:46 “Son of man, set your face against the way of the south, and pour in drops toward Africa, and prophesy against the forest of the field of the meridian.Ezekiel 20:46
Ezekiel 20:47 And you shall say to the meridian forest: Listen to the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and I will burn up within you every green tree and every dry tree. The flame of the kindling will not be extinguished. And every face will be burned up within it, from the south, even to the north.Ezekiel 20:47
Ezekiel 21:4 But in as much as I have slain among you the just and the impious, for this reason my sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh, from the south even to the north.Ezekiel 21:4
Ezekiel 25:13 therefore, thus says the Lord God: I will extend my hand over Idumea, and I will take from it both man and beast, and I will make it desolate from the south. And those who are in Dedan will fall by the sword.Ezekiel 25:13
Ezekiel 27:26 Your rowers have brought you into many waters. The south wind has worn you down in the heart of the sea.Ezekiel 27:26
Ezekiel 40:2 In the visions of God, he brought me into the land of Israel, and he released me on an exceedingly high mountain, on which there was something like the edifice of a city, verging toward the south.Ezekiel 40:2
Ezekiel 40:24 And he led me to the way of the south, and behold, there was a gate which looked toward the south. And he measured its front and its vestibule to be the same as the measures above.Ezekiel 40:24
Ezekiel 40:27 And there was a gate at the inner court, on the way to the south. And he measured from one gate to another, on the way to the south, to be one hundred cubits.Ezekiel 40:27
Ezekiel 40:28 And he led me into the inner court, to the south gate. And he measured the gate to be in accord with the measures above.Ezekiel 40:28
Ezekiel 40:44 And outside the interior gate, there were storerooms for the cantors, in the inner court, which was beside the gate that looks toward the north. And their face was opposite the way to the south; one was beside the east gate, which looked toward the way of the north.Ezekiel 40:44
Ezekiel 40:45 And he said to me: “This is the storeroom that looks toward the south; it shall be for the priests who keep watch for the protection of the temple.Ezekiel 40:45
Ezekiel 41:11 And the door of the side chambers was toward the place of prayer. One door was toward the way of the north, and one door was toward the way of the south. And the width of the place for prayer was five cubits all around.Ezekiel 41:11
Ezekiel 42:13 And he said to me: “The storerooms of the north, and the storerooms of the south, which are before the separate edifice, these are holy storerooms, in which the priests, who draw near to the Lord in the Holy of Holies, shall eat. There they shall station the Holy of Holies, and the offering for sin, and for trespasses. For it is a holy place.Ezekiel 42:13
Ezekiel 42:18 And toward the south wind, he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed throughout the course.Ezekiel 42:18
Ezekiel 46:9 And when the people of the land will enter in the sight of the Lord on the solemnities, whoever enters by the north gate so that he may adore, shall depart by the way of the south gate. And whoever enters by the way of the south gate shall depart by the way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he entered. Instead, he shall depart from the direction opposite to it.Ezekiel 46:9
Ezekiel 47:1 And he turned me back to the gate of the house. And behold, waters went out, from under the threshold of the house, toward the east. For the face of the house looked toward the east. But the waters descended on the right side of the temple, toward the south of the altar.Ezekiel 47:1
Ezekiel 48:10 And these shall be the first-fruits for the sanctuary of the priests: toward the north, in length, twenty-five thousand, and toward the sea, in width, ten thousand, but also, toward the east, in width, ten thousand, and toward the south, in length, twenty-five thousand. And the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in its midst.Ezekiel 48:10
Ezekiel 48:17 But the suburbs of the city shall be: to the north, two hundred and fifty; and to the south, two hundred and fifty; and to the east, two hundred and fifty; and to the sea, two hundred and fifty.Ezekiel 48:17
Number of the word / term South in Ezekiel: 18
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 11:5 And the king of the South will be reinforced, yet one of his leaders will prevail over him, and he will rule with riches, for great is his domain.Daniel 11:5
Daniel 11:6 And after the end of years, they will form a federation, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make friendship, but she will not obtain the strength of arms, neither will her offspring stand firm, and she will be handed over, along with those who brought her, her young men, and those who comforted her in these times.Daniel 11:6
Daniel 11:9 And the king of the South will enter into the kingdom, and will return to his own land.Daniel 11:9
Daniel 11:11 And the king of the South, having being challenged, will go forth and will fight against the king of the North, and he will prepare an exceedingly great multitude, and a multitude will be given into his hand.Daniel 11:11
Daniel 11:14 And in those times, many will rise up against the king of the South. And likewise the sons of the deceivers among your people will extol themselves, so as to fulfill the vision, and they will collapse.Daniel 11:14
Daniel 11:15 And the king of the North will arrive and will transport siege works, and he will seize the most fortified cities. And the arms of the South will not withstand him, and his elect will rise up to resist, but the strength will not.Daniel 11:15
Daniel 11:25 And his strength and his heart will be enraged against the king of the South with a great army. And the king of the South will be provoked into going to war by having many allies and exceedingly good circumstances, and yet these will not stand, for they will form plans against him.Daniel 11:25
Daniel 11:29 At the appointed time, he will return, and he will approach the South, but the latter time will not be like the former.Daniel 11:29
Daniel 11:40 And, at the predetermined time, the king of the South will fight against him, and the king of the North will come against him like a tempest, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with a great fleet, and he will enter into the lands, and will crush and pass through.Daniel 11:40
Number of the word / term South in Daniel: 9
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Obadiah
Obadiah 1:19 And those who are towards the South, and who are in the camps of the Philistines, will inherit the mount of Esau. And they will possess the region of Ephraim, and the region of Samaria. And Benjamin will possess Gilead.Obadiah 1:19
Obadiah 1:20 And the exiles of this army of the sons of Israel, all the places of the Canaanites all the way to Sarepta, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Bosphoro, will possess the cities of the South.Obadiah 1:20
Number of the word / term South in Obadiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 3:3 God will come from the south, and the Holy One from mount Pharan. His glory has covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.Habakkuk 3:3
Number of the word / term South in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 6:6 The one with the black horses was departing into the land of the North, and the white went forth after them, and the speckled went forth towards the land of the South.Zechariah 6:6
Zechariah 7:7 Are not these the words that the Lord has spoken by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem was still inhabited, so that it would prosper, itself and the cities around it, and those inhabitants towards the South and in the plains?Zechariah 7:7
Zechariah 9:14 And the Lord God will be seen over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning. And the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and he will go forth into the whirlwind of the South.Zechariah 9:14
Zechariah 14:10 And all the land will return even to the desert, from the hill of Rimmon to the South of Jerusalem. And she will be exalted, and she will dwell in her own place, from the gate of Benjamin even to the place of the former gate, and even to the gate of the corners, and from the tower of Hananel even to the pressing room of the king.Zechariah 14:10
Number of the word / term South in Zechariah: 4
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 12:42 The Queen of the South shall arise in judgment with this generation, and she shall condemn it. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, there is a greater than Solomon here.Matthew 12:42
Number of the word / term South in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Luke
Luke 11:31 The queen of the South will rise up, at the judgment, with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, more than Solomon is here.Luke 11:31
Luke 12:55 And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot.’ And so it is.Luke 12:55
Luke 13:29 And they will arrive from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South; and they will recline at table in the kingdom of God.Luke 13:29
Number of the word / term South in Luke: 3
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Acts
Acts 8:26 Now an Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the way which descends from Jerusalem into Gaza, where there is a desert.”Acts 8:26
Acts 27:13 And since the south wind was blowing gently, they thought that they might reach their goal. And after they had set out from Asson, they weighed anchor at Crete.Acts 27:13
Acts 28:13 From there, sailing close to the shore, we arrived at Rhegium. And after one day, with the south wind blowing, we arrived on the second day at Puteoli.Acts 28:13
Number of the word / term South in Acts: 3
Bible passages with ‘South’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 21:13 On the East were three gates, and on the North were three gates, and on the South were three gates, and on the West were three gates.Revelation 21:13
Number of the word / term ‘South’ in Revelation: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 110
