Bible Concordances
Symbols and Similitudes

Nave's Topical Bible

• Trees of life and knowledge
  Genesis 2:9,17; 3:3,24; Revelation 22:2

• Rainbow
  Genesis 9:12,13

• Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham
  Genesis 17:11; Romans 4:11

• Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the Atonement made by Christ
  Exodus 12:3-28; 1 Corinthians 5:7

• Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud
  Exodus 13:21,22; 14:19,20; 19:9,16

• Thunder on Mount Sinai
  Exodus 19:9,16

• Darkness, of God's inscrutability
  Exodus 20:21; Leviticus 16:2; 1 Kings 8:12; Psalm 18:11; 97:2; Hebrews 12:18,19

• The rock that was struck, of Christ
  Exodus 17:6; 1 Corinthians 10:4

• The sprinkled blood, of the covenant
  Exodus 24:8

• Wine, of the atoning blood
  Matthew 26:27-29; Mark 14:23-25; Luke 22:17,18,20

• The bronze serpent, of Christ
  Numbers 21:8,9; John 3:14

• Sacrificial animals
  Genesis 15:8-11; John 1:29,36

• Waving the wave offering and lifting up the heave offering
  Exodus 29:24-28; Leviticus 8:27-29; 9:21

• The whole system of Mosaic rites
  Hebrews 9:9,10,18-23

• Tabernacle
  Psalm 15:1; Ezekiel 37:27; Hebrews 8:2,5; 9:1-12,23,24

• Sanctuary
  Psalm 20:2

• Canaan, of the spiritual rest
  Hebrews 3:11,12; 4:5

• Salt
  Numbers 18:19

• Offering water to drink
  Genesis 24:13-15,42-44

• Lapping water
  Judges 7:4-8

• Invitation to approach
  1 Samuel 14:8-12

• Bow-Shot
  • By Jonathan
    1 Samuel 20:21-37
  • By Joash
    2 Kings 13:15-19

• Men meeting Saul
  1 Samuel 10:2-7

• Rain and thunder
  1 Samuel 12:16-18

• The torn altar
  1 Kings 13:3,5

• The tearing of the curtain in the temple
  Matthew 27:51; Mark 1:38; Luke 23:45

• Wounding
  1 Kings 20:35-40

• Praying toward the temple
  1 Kings 8:29; Daniel 6:10

• Harvest
  2 Kings 19:29

• Isaiah's children
  Isaiah 8:18

• Nakedness
  Isaiah 20:2-4

• Almond rod
  Jeremiah 1:11

• Sticks and staves
  Ezekiel 37:16,17; Zechariah 11:7,10,11,14

• Food
  2 Kings 19:29; Isaiah 37:30

• Shadow on Ahaz' sun-dial
  2 Kings 20:8-11; Isaiah 38:7,8

• Cooking
  Jeremiah 1:13; Ezekiel 4:9-15; 24:3-5

• Belt
  Jeremiah 13:1-7; Acts 21:11

• Bottles
  Jeremiah 13:12; 19:1,2,10

• Breaking of a potter's vessel
  Jeremiah 19

• Good and bad figs
  Jeremiah 24

• Basket of fruit
  Jeremiah 24:1-3; Amos 8:1,2

• Wine
  Jeremiah 25:15-17; Matthew 26:27; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17

• Yokes
  Jeremiah 27:2,3; 28:10

• Jeremiah's deeds of land
  Jeremiah 32:1-16

• The book thrown into the Euphrates River
  Jeremiah 51:63

• Being mute
  Ezekiel 3:26,27; 24:27; 29:21; 33:22; Luke 1:20-22,62-64

• A siege
  Ezekiel 4:1-3

• Posture
  Ezekiel 4:4-8

• Ceremonially unclean food
  Ezekiel 4:9-17

• Ezekiel's beard
  Ezekiel 5:1-4

• Change of domicile
  Ezekiel 12:3-11

• Eating bread with alertness
  Ezekiel 12:17-20

• Eating and drinking in fear
  Ezekiel 12:18

• A vine
  Ezekiel 15:2; 19:10-14

• Death
  Ezekiel 24:16-19

• A boiling pot
  Ezekiel 24:1-5

• Mourning forbidden
  Ezekiel 24:15-18

• Two sticks
  Ezekiel 37:15-28

• Handwriting on the wall
  Daniel 5:5,6,16-28

• The plumb-line
  Amos 7:7,8

• Marrying a whore
  Hosea 1:2-9; 3:1-4

• Roll
  Zechariah 5:2-4

• Ephah
  Zechariah 5:6-11

• Jonah
  Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29,30

• The star in the east
  Matthew 2:2

• The rock that was struck
  1 Corinthians 10:4; Exodus 17:6

• Salt
  Colossians 4:6

• Bread
  Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19

• Childhood
  Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:14,15; Luke 18:16,17

• Manna
  John 6:31-58

• OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • WATER
    John 3:5; 7:38,39
  • Cleansing by
    Ezekiel 16:9; 36:25; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22
  • Vivifying
    Psalm 1:3; Isaiah 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11
  • FIRE
    Matthew 3:11
  • Purifying
    Isaiah 4:4; Malachi 3:2,3
  • Illuminating
    Exodus 13:21; Psalm 78:14
  • Searching
    Zephaniah 1:12; 1 Corinthians 2:10
  • WIND
    Song of Solomon 4:16
  • Incomprehensible
    John 3:8; 1 Corinthians 12:11
  • Powerful
    1 Kings 19:11; Acts 2:2
  • Sensible in its effects
    John 3:8
  • Reviving
    Ezekiel 37:9,10,14
  • OIL
    Psalm 45:7
  • Healing
    Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34; Revelation 18:13
  • Comforting
    Isaiah 61:3; Hebrews 1:9
  • Illuminating
    Zechariah 4:2,3,11-13; Matthew 25:3,4; 1 John 2:20,27
  • Consecrating
    Exodus 29:7; 30:30; Isaiah 61:1
  • RAIN AND DEW
    Psalm 72:6
  • Fertilizing
    Ezekiel 34:26,27; Hosea 6:3; 10:12; 14:5
  • Refreshing
    Psalm 68:9; Isaiah 18:4
  • Abundant
    Psalm 133:3
  • Imperceptible
    2 Samuel 17:12; Mark 4:26-28
  • A DOVE
    Matthew 3:16
  • A VOICE
    Isaiah 6:8
  • Speaking
    Matthew 10:20
  • Guiding
    Isaiah 30:21; John 16:13
  • Warning
    Hebrews 3:7-11
  • A SEAL
    Revelation 7:2
  • Impressing
    Job 38:14; 2 Corinthians 3:18
  • Earnest
    Ephesians 1:13,14; 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:22
  • CLOVEN TONGUES (like split, lashing, projections of fire)
    Acts 2:3,6,11
  • Ablutions, a symbol of purity
  • See ABLUTIONS
  • See PURIFICATIONS
  • For symbolisms of color
  • See COLORS
  • See also ALLEGORY
  • See INSTRUCTION, BY SYMBOLS
  • See INSTRUCTION, OF CHILDREN
  • See INSTRUCTION, IN RELIGION