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Springs
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Springs, as natural sources of water, hold significant importance throughout the Bible, both in a literal and symbolic sense. They are often depicted as life-giving and sustaining, providing refreshment and renewal in arid landscapes. In the biblical narrative, springs are frequently associated with God's provision and blessing.

Old Testament References

In the Old Testament, springs are often mentioned in the context of God's creation and His provision for His people.Genesis 2:10 describes a river flowing out of Eden to water the garden, symbolizing the abundance and life that God provides. InDeuteronomy 8:7, the Promised Land is described as "a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills," highlighting the fertility and divine blessing of the land God has given to the Israelites.

Springs also play a role in the accounts of the patriarchs. InGenesis 16:7, the Angel of the Lord finds Hagar by a spring in the desert, a place of encounter and divine intervention. Similarly, inGenesis 26:19, Isaac's servants dig in the valley and discover a well of fresh water, signifying God's continued provision and faithfulness to Abraham's descendants.

Symbolic Significance

Springs are often used symbolically in the Bible to represent spiritual truths. InProverbs 13:14, the teaching of the wise is described as "a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death." This metaphor illustrates the life-giving and protective nature of wisdom. Similarly, inIsaiah 12:3, the prophet speaks of drawing water from the "wells of salvation," symbolizing the joy and sustenance found in God's deliverance.

The imagery of springs is also prominent in the Psalms.Psalm 36:9 declares, "For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light." Here, God Himself is depicted as the ultimate source of life and enlightenment.Psalm 87:7 speaks of those who sing, "All my springs are in You," acknowledging God as the source of all blessings and joy.

New Testament References

In the New Testament, springs continue to symbolize spiritual truths, particularly in the teachings of Jesus. InJohn 4:14, Jesus tells the Samaritan woman at the well, "Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life." This statement highlights the eternal satisfaction and life that Jesus offers to those who believe in Him.

Revelation 7:17 also uses the imagery of springs, promising that "the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." This vision of the future underscores the ultimate fulfillment and comfort found in God's presence.

Conclusion

Throughout the Bible, springs serve as powerful symbols of God's provision, life, and spiritual renewal. They remind believers of the sustenance and refreshment that come from a relationship with God, both in this life and in the life to come.
Greek
4625. skandalon -- a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare...
... the traveler, hence, of Jesus the Messiah, to the Jews who refused him" (Souter);
"properly, the of a trap," (); the stick in the trap thatsprings and closes...

3876. parakoe -- a hearing amiss, by impl. disobedience
... 3876 (from 3844 , " by close comparison" and 191 , "hear") -- properly,
contrary-hearing, ie whichsprings from a () , ie the ....

4223. Potioloi -- Puteoli, a city on the Bay of Naples
... Puteoli. Of Latin origin; little wells, ie Mineralsprings; Potioli (ie Puteoli),
a place in Italy -- Puteoli. (potiolous) -- 1 Occurrence. 4222, 4223....

137. Ainon -- Aenon, a place in the Jordan Valley
... Aenon, A place in Palestine. Of Hebrew origin (a derivative of ayin, place of
springs); ?Non, a place in Palestine -- ?Non. see HEBREW ayin....

4077. pege -- a spring (of water)
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition a spring (of water) NASB Word Usage flow (1),
fountain (1), spring (1),springs (5), well (3). fountain, well....

2805. klauthmos -- weeping
... lamentation, crying. Cognate: 2805 (from 2799 , "to grieve audibly") -- grief
thatsprings from feeling utterly hopeless. 2805 ("wailing...

Strong's Hebrew
3222. yem -- perhaps hotsprings
yem or yemim. 3221, 3222. yem or yemim. 3223 . perhaps hotsprings.
Transliteration: yem or yemim Phonetic Spelling: (yame) Short Definition:springs....

5879a. Enayim -- "twosprings," a place in Isr.
... Enayim. 5879b . "twosprings," a place in Isr. Transliteration: Enayim Short
Definition: Enaim. Word Origin from ayin Definition "twosprings," a place in Isr...

7823. shachis -- that whichsprings of the same
... that whichsprings of the same. Transliteration: shachis or sachish Phonetic Spelling:
(shaw-khece') Short Definition: same.... that whichsprings of the same...

5879. Eynayim -- "twosprings," a place in Isr.
... 5878, 5879. Eynayim. 5879a . "twosprings," a place in Isr. Transliteration:
Eynayim Phonetic Spelling: (ay-nah'-yim) Short Definition: Enaim....

4599. mayan -- a spring
... 4598, 4599. mayan or mayeno or mayanah. 4600 . a spring. Transliteration: mayan
or mayeno or mayanah Phonetic Spelling: (mah-yawn') Short Definition:springs...

5033. nebek -- a spring
... 5032, 5033. nebek. 5034 . a spring. Transliteration: nebek Phonetic
Spelling: (nay'-bek) Short Definition:springs. Word Origin...

5501b. sachish -- something that grows by itself (a kind of grain)
... 5501a, 5501b. sachish. 5502 . something that grows by itself (a kind of
grain). Transliteration: sachish Short Definition:springs....

4002. mabbua -- a spring (of water)
... 4001, 4002. mabbua. 4003 . a spring (of water). Transliteration: mabbua
Phonetic Spelling: (mab-boo'-ah) Short Definition:springs....

794. ashedah -- a foundation, (mountain) slope
... of eshed Definition a foundation, (mountain) slope NASB Word Usage slopes (6).springs.
Feminine of 'eshed; a ravine --springs. see HEBREW 'eshed. 793, 794....

4161. motsa -- a place or act of going forth, issue, export...
... going (2), going forth (1), import (1), imported (1), issuing (1), mine (1), outlet
(1), proceeds (2), rising (1), seeds (1), spring (2),springs (2), starting...

Library

The Water-Springs
... CHAPTER XXIX THE WATER-SPRINGS. "YOU know, dear children," the Master said, "that
if you want fresh pure water, you can get it best from the spring....

January the Third the Never-FailingSprings
... JANUARY The Third THE NEVER-FAILINGSPRINGS. GENESIS xvii.1-8.... They are
likesprings which know no shrinking in times of drought....

Source of My Life's RefreshingSprings,
... Source of my life's refreshingsprings,. i "Thou maintainest my lot." "
Psalm 16:5. Source of my life's refreshingsprings,. Whose...

TheSprings of Social Life.
... DISCOURSE V. THESPRINGS OF SOCIAL LIFE. THESPRINGS OF SOCIAL LIFE. Let
them learn first to show piety at home."I. TIMOTHY, v.4....

Of the Source from which CovetousnessSprings, and of the Evils of...
... Prolegomena. Chapter VII. Of the source from which covetousnesssprings,
and of the evils of which it is itself the mother. When...

As Pants the Wearied Hart for CoolingSprings
... As pants the wearied hart for coolingsprings. Four 10's [1190]Pax Dei:... Tr. George
Gregory, 1787. DOXOLOGY. As pants the wearied hart for coolingsprings,....

Good and Evil are an Exception to the Rule that Contrary...
... Predicated of the Same Subject. EvilSprings Up in What is Good, and Cannot
Exist Except in What is Good. Accordingly, in the case...

The Heathens Made Gods Like Themselves, WhenceSprings all...
... The Stromata, or Miscellanies. Book VII. Chapter IV."The Heathens Made
Gods Like Themselves, WhenceSprings All Superstition....

That Except that Wholesome Sorrow, whichSprings up in Three Ways...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XII. That except that wholesome sorrow, whichsprings up in
three ways, all sorrow and dejection should be resisted as hurtful....

Pamias. Paneas, the Spring of Jordan.
... Hence, as it seems, was the first original of the double spring in the maps,
and of a double river at those firstsprings. For thus...

Thesaurus
Springs (59 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version ConcordanceSprings (59 Occurrences). Mark 4:32 yet when sown
itsprings up and becomes larger than all the herbs, and...

Water-springs (12 Occurrences)
Water-springs. Watersprings, Water-springs. Water-streams .
Multi-Version Concordance Water-springs (12 Occurrences)....

Nether (19 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Joshua 15:19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast
given me a south land; give me alsosprings of water. And...

Southland (4 Occurrences)
... Southland (4 Occurrences). Joshua 15:19 And she said, Give me a blessing; for that
thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me alsosprings of water....

Valleys (38 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 8:7 For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks
of water, ofsprings, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills...

Pisgah (8 Occurrences)
... ga ('ashdoth ha-picgah): Thus the King James Version for the Revised Version (British
and American) "The slopes (the Revised Version, marginsprings) of Pisgah...

Springing (16 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Spring. 2. (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which,springs.
3. (n.) Growth; increase; also, that whichsprings up; a shoot; a plant....

Debir (12 Occurrences)
... dry and barren land. "Give me alsosprings of water. And he gave her the
uppersprings, and the nethersprings.". Debir has been...

Aenon (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible DictionarySprings, a place near Salim where John baptized
(John 3:23). It was probably... It is full ofsprings. A place has...

Upper (99 Occurrences)
... Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me alsosprings of
water." He gave her the uppersprings and the lowersprings....

Resources
What is the Valley of Baca in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What is the mystery of godliness? | GotQuestions.org

What is the meaning of bitter water in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Springs: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Springs (59 Occurrences)

Mark 4:32
yet when sown itsprings up and becomes larger than all the herbs, and throws out great branches, so that the birds build under its shadow."
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 11:12
For just as woman originates from man, so also man comes into existence through woman, but everythingsprings originally from God.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 1:5
But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love whichsprings from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.
(WEY)

2 Peter 2:17
These aresprings without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.
(ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 7:17
for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them tosprings of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
(WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 8:10
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on thesprings of the waters.
(WEB WEY NAS NIV)

Revelation 14:7
He said with a loud voice, "Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and thesprings of waters!"
(WEB WEY NAS NIV)

Revelation 16:4
The third poured out his bowl into the rivers andsprings of water, and they became blood.
(WEB WEY NAS NIV)

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were burst open, and the sky's windows were opened.
(See NIV)

Genesis 36:24
These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hotsprings in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 15:27
They came to Elim, where there were twelvesprings of water, and seventy palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 20:17
Let us now go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of thesprings; we will go by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, till we have gone past the limits of your land.
(BBE)

Numbers 21:22
Let me go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of thesprings; we will go by the highway till we have gone past the limits of your land.
(BBE)

Numbers 33:9
They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim: and in Elim were twelvesprings of water, and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 3:17
and the plain, and the Jordan, and the border, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under thesprings of Pisgah, at the 'sun'-rising.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 4:49
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under thesprings of Pisgah.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 8:7
For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, ofsprings, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;
(WEB ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 33:2
and he saith: -- 'Jehovah from Sinai hath come, And hath risen from Seir for them; He hath shone from mount Paran, And hath come 'with' myriads of holy ones; At His right hand 'are'springs for them.
(YLT)

Joshua 10:40
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of thesprings, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Joshua 12:3
And the plain unto the sea of Chinneroth eastward, and unto the sea of the plain (the salt sea) eastward, the way to Beth-Jeshimoth, and from the south under thesprings of Pisgah.
(YLT)

Joshua 12:8
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in thesprings, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
(KJV WBS YLT)

Joshua 13:20
and Beth-Peor, and thesprings of Pisgah, and Beth-Jeshimoth,
(YLT)

Joshua 15:19
She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me alsosprings of water." He gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 1:15
She said to him, "Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me alsosprings of water." Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 23:4
shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grasssprings out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.'
(WEB NAS)

1 Kings 4:33
He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop thatsprings out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish.
(WEB DBY)

1 Kings 18:5
Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land, to all thesprings of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals."
(WEB JPS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 3:19
You shall strike every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop allsprings of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.'"
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 3:25
They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all thesprings of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth only they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.
(WEB BBE NAS NIV)

2 Kings 19:29
"'This shall be the sign to you: You shall eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that whichsprings of the same; and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat its fruit.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 32:3
he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of thesprings which were outside of the city; and they helped him.
(WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 32:4
So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all thesprings, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
(WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Job 38:16
"Have you entered into thesprings of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 74:15
You made valleys for fountains andsprings; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
(BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 84:6
Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place ofsprings. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE RSV NIV)

Psalms 85:11
Truthsprings out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Psalms 87:7
Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All mysprings are in you."
(WEB KJV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 90:6
In the morning it sprouts andsprings up. By evening, it is withered and dry.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 104:10
He sends forthsprings into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 107:33
He turns rivers into a desert, watersprings into a thirsty ground,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 107:35
He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into watersprings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 114:8
Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 4:23
And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
(See NAS RSV)

Proverbs 5:16
Should yoursprings overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 8:24
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were nosprings abounding with water.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 8:28
when he established the clouds above, when thesprings of the deep became strong,
(WEB NAS)

Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
(See NIV)

Song of Songs 5:12
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 12:3
So with joy will you get water out of thesprings of salvation.
(BBE NAS)

Isaiah 34:1
Come near, you nations, and give ear; take note, you peoples: let the earth and everything in it give ear; the world and all those living in it.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 35:7
The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty groundsprings of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 37:30
This shall be the sign to you. You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that whichsprings from the same; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers on the bare heights, andsprings in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing. Itsprings forth now. Don't you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even bysprings of water he will guide them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make hersprings dry.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Ezekiel 31:4
The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: its rivers ran all around its plantation; and it sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 31:15
Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In the day when he went down to Sheol I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained its rivers; and the great waters were stayed; and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
(See NIV)

Hosea 10:4
They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgmentsprings up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
(WEB RSV)

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