Topical Encyclopedia
Transport in biblical times was a crucial aspect of daily life, facilitating trade, communication, and the movement of people. The Bible provides various references to modes of transport, reflecting the cultural and technological context of the ancient Near East.
1. Walking:Walking was the most common mode of transport in biblical times. Many biblical figures, including Jesus, traveled extensively on foot. The Gospels frequently mention Jesus walking from town to town as He preached and taught. For instance, in
John 4:6, Jesus is described as being "wearied from His journey" when He sat by Jacob's well, indicating the physical demands of travel by foot.
2. Animals:Animals played a significant role in transportation. Donkeys, camels, and horses were commonly used for carrying people and goods.
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Donkeys: Donkeys were a primary means of transport for individuals and goods. They are mentioned numerous times in the Bible, such as when Abraham saddled his donkey to travel to Moriah (
Genesis 22:3) and when Balaam rode his donkey (
Numbers 22:21-22).
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Camels: Camels were essential for long-distance travel, especially in desert regions. They are often associated with wealth and trade.
Genesis 24:10 describes Abraham's servant taking ten camels to seek a wife for Isaac, highlighting their use in significant journeys.
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Horses: Horses were primarily used in warfare and by royalty. They are mentioned in the context of chariots and military might, as seen in
Exodus 14:9, where Pharaoh's army pursued the Israelites with horses and chariots.
3. Chariots:Chariots were a symbol of power and were used in warfare and ceremonial occasions. The Egyptians, Canaanites, and later the Israelites employed chariots. In
1 Kings 10:26, Solomon amassed chariots and horsemen, demonstrating their importance in his reign.
4. Ships and Boats:Water transport was vital for trade and travel in regions near the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Galilee, and the Jordan River.
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Boats: Jesus and His disciples frequently used boats to cross the Sea of Galilee. In
Mark 4:1, Jesus taught from a boat to address the crowd on the shore.
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Ships: Larger vessels were used for longer journeys. The Apostle Paul's missionary journeys often involved sea travel, as detailed in
Acts 27, where Paul sailed to Rome.
5. Roads and Infrastructure:The Roman Empire's extensive road network facilitated travel and the spread of the Gospel. Roman roads connected major cities, enabling efficient movement. In
Acts 9:2, Saul (later Paul) traveled on the road to Damascus, where he encountered the risen Christ.
6. Symbolic and Prophetic References:Transport imagery is also used symbolically in the Bible. For example,
Isaiah 66:20 speaks of bringing offerings to the Lord "on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels," symbolizing the gathering of nations to worship God.
Transport in the Bible reflects the historical and cultural context of the times, illustrating the daily life and broader themes of movement, mission, and divine encounters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.
2. (v. t.) To carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a criminal; to banish.
3. (v. t.) To carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow, complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as, music transports the soul.
4. (v.) Transportation; carriage; conveyance.
5. (n.) A vessel employed for transporting, especially for carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to another, or to convey convicts to their destination; -- called also transport ship, transport vessel.
6. (v.) Vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture.
7. (n.) A convict transported, or sentenced to exile.
Greek
3351. metoikizo -- to cause to migrate... to cause to migrate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metoikizo Phonetic Spelling:
(met-oy-kid'-zo) Short Definition: I
transport, cause to migrate
...3329. metago -- to turn about, to direct
... Transliteration: metago Phonetic Spelling: (met-ag'-o) Short Definition: I turn
about, change the position of Definition: (usually: transfer,transport, and met...
3346. metatithemi -- to transfer, change
... From meta and tithemi; to transfer, ie (literally)transport, (by implication) exchange,
(reflexively) change sides, or (figuratively) pervert -- carry over...
359. analusis -- a loosing, departure
... departure from this life Definition: a loosing, departing, departure (from this
life); (Probably a metaphor from the yoking and unyoking oftransport animals)....
1308. diaphero -- to carry through, carry about, to differ, make a...
... From dia and phero; to bear through, ie (literally)transport; usually to bear apart,
ie (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to...
4879. sunapago -- to lead away with, fig. to be carried away with...
... carry away, condescend. From sun and apago; to take off together, ieTransport with
(seduce, passively, yield) -- carry (lead) away with, condescend....
4064. periphero -- to carry about
... carry about. From peri and phero; to convey around, ieTransport hither and thither
-- bear (carry) about. see GREEK peri. see GREEK phero....
Strong's Hebrew
7617. shabah -- to take captive... A primitive root; to
transport into captivity -- (bring away, carry, carry away,
lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away. 7616, 7617.
...5148. nachah -- to lead, guide
... A primitive root; to guide; by implication, totransport (into exile, or as colonists) --
bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten....
3823. labab -- to get a mind or to encourage
... A primitive root; properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as
denominative from lebab) to unheart, ie (in a good sense)transport (with love...
Library
When the Lord to Earth Returning,
... Wilt thou mount to greet Him there? Ah, thetransport of the meeting!... Who can
mount, shall seek the sky;". Ah, thetransport of the meeting,....
Building in Silence
... Perhaps it was merely for convenience oftransport and to save time that the stones
were dressed in the quarries, but more probably the silence was due to an...
To the Rev. Andrew Brandram
... the hands of the Maragatos, whose fidelity to their trust is such that no one
accustomed to employ them would hesitate to entrust them with thetransport of a...
Relation viii. Addressed to F. Rodrigo Alvarez.
... 10. The difference between trance andtransport [5] is this,"in a trance the soul
gradually dies to outward things, losing the senses and living unto God....
The Dark was Lifting as Vergilius Entered the Field of Mars. ...
... Atransport and postal train bound for Rome was expected shortly, and, before eating,
Vergilius wrote a letter and had it ready when the wagons came rattling...
On the Words of the Gospel, John x. 14, "I am the Good Shepherd...
... pardon and grace, speak in her love and ardour after Him, and say to Him, "Where
feedest Thou?" [4136] And observe how, by whattransport this spiritual love...
Chapter xlvi
... and the children of Israel transported Jacob, their father, and their little ones
and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent totransport him....
The Life of Mr. Robert Bruce.
... of Stirling and Linlithgow, and all for curbing the vices some of them were subject
to."At last he obtained liberty of the council totransport his family to...
Psalm XXXI.
... For the word ecstasy, which is added to the title, signifies atransport of the
mind, which is produced either by a panic, or by some revelation....
The Reconnoitering of Greece.
... There was a third vessel, called atransport, for the conveyance of their baggage,
which consisted mainly of the packages of rich and costly presents which...
Thesaurus
Transport (18 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To carry or bear from one place to another; to
remove; to convey; as, to
transport goods; to
transport troops.
...Stonecutters (6 Occurrences)
... Stonecutters (6 Occurrences). 1 Kings 5:15 Then he had seventy thousand for the
work oftransport, and eighty thousand stone-cutters in the mountains; (See NIV)...
Transported (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) ofTransport. 2. (a.) Conveyed from one place to another;
figuratively, carried away with passion or pleasure; entranced....
Coats (29 Occurrences)
... with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats
of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts oftransport, regularly year by...
Carry (246 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To convey ortransport in any manner from
one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off....
Regularly (30 Occurrences)
... with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats
of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts oftransport, regularly year by...
Metal (69 Occurrences)
... with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats
of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts oftransport, regularly year by...
Levites (267 Occurrences)
... sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto
them; they bare it upon their shoulders." Here service istransport and nothing...
Priests (451 Occurrences)
... sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the sanctuary belonged unto
them; they bare it upon their shoulders." Here service istransport and nothing...
Robes (124 Occurrences)
... with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats
of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts oftransport, regularly year by...
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