What Does the Bible Say About The Arabs?

Isaiah 29:12 ESV / 13 helpful votes

And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.”

Genesis 25:18 ESV / 12 helpful votes

They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.

John 18:36 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Genesis 16:15 ESV / 10 helpful votes

And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

Genesis 16:12 ESV / 9 helpful votes

He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”

John 1:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes

He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

2 Chronicles 17:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.

Genesis 17:23 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had said to him.

Deuteronomy 18:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—

Genesis 17:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He shall father twelve princes, and I will make him into a great nation.

Matthew 11:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 1:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 21:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The oracle concerning Arabia. In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.

Exodus 4:24-26 ESV / 5 helpful votes

At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death. Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” So he let him alone. It was then that she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

Genesis 17:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

John 1:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

John 1:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

Matthew 7:16-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

Daniel 7:1-28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. Daniel declared, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ ...

Jeremiah 3:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see! Where have you not been ravished? By the waysides you have sat awaiting lovers like an Arab in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your vile whoredom.

Joshua 15:52 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

Deuteronomy 18:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.

Genesis 16:1-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!” ...

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 10:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

John 13:34 ESV / 3 helpful votes

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

John 1:19-25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” ...

Luke 6:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Luke 1:35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

Mark 13:1-37 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray. ...

Matthew 17:11-13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Malachi 4:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Isaiah 45:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed:

2 Chronicles 21:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians.

Numbers 15:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Every native Israelite shall do these things in this way, in offering a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Exodus 20:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

James 2:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!

Luke 21:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, ...

Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ...

40 Bible Verses about The Arabs

Isaiah 29:12 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 25:18 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 18:36 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 16:15 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 16:12 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 17:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 17:23 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 18:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 17:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 11:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 1:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 21:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 4:24-26 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 17:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 7:16-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 7:1-28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 3:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joshua 15:52 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 18:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 16:1-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 13:34 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:19-25 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 6:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 1:35 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 13:1-37 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 17:11-13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 4:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 45:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 21:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 15:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 20:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 2:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 21:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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