Lexicon :: Strong's H7350 - rāḥôq

On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Then his sister stood at a distance in order to see what would happen to him.

All the people witnessed[fn] the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it[fn] they trembled and stood at a distance.

And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.

Then he said to Moses, “Go up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders, and bow in worship at a distance.

“Tell the Israelites: When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a corpse or is on a distant journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.

“any of the gods of the peoples around you, near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other ​— ​

“This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and are not among the cities of these nations.

“The LORD will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you won’t understand,

“Future generations of your children who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant country will see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.

“This command that I give you today is certainly not too difficult or beyond your reach.

“But keep a distance of about a thousand yards[fn] between yourselves and the ark. Don’t go near it, so that you can see the way to go, for you haven’t traveled this way before.”

They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Please make a treaty with us.”

They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a faraway land because of the reputation of the LORD your God. For we have heard of his fame, and all that he did in Egypt,

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking[fn] in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.[fn]

There was no one to rescue them because it was far from Sidon and they had no alliance with anyone. It was in a valley that belonged to Beth-rehob. They rebuilt the city and lived in it.

David crossed to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance; there was a considerable space between them.

What you have done so far[fn] was a little thing to you, Lord GOD, for you have also spoken about your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation[fn] for mankind, Lord GOD.

Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel

but has come from a distant land

because of your name —

When they sin against you —

for there is no one who does not sin —

and you are angry with them

and hand them over to the enemy,

and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country —

whether distant or nearby —

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

“Have you not heard?

I designed it long ago;

I planned it in days gone by.

I have now brought it to pass,

and you have crushed fortified cities

into piles of rubble.

Then the prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “Where did these men come from and what did they say to you? ”

Hezekiah replied, “They came from a distant country, from Babylon.”

This was a little thing to you,[fn] God, for you have spoken about your servant’s house in the distant future. You regard me as a man of distinction,[fn] LORD God.

Even for the foreigner who is not of your people Israel

but has come from a distant land

because of your great name

and your strong hand and outstretched arm:

when he comes and prays toward this temple,

When they sin against you —

for there is no one who does not sin —

and you are angry with them

and hand them over to the enemy,

and their captors deport them

to a distant or nearby country,

He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was wondrously helped until he became strong.

The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from that of the[fn] weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly. And the sound was heard far away.

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is enormous and spread out, and we are separated far from one another along the wall.

On that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy. The women and children also celebrated, and Jerusalem’s rejoicing was heard far away.

Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far.

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

I will get my knowledge from a distant place

and ascribe justice to my Maker.

All mankind has seen it;

people have looked at it from a distance.

When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly.[fn]

He smells the battle from a distance;

he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.

From there it searches for prey;

its eyes penetrate the distance.

LORD,[fn][fn] why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide in times of trouble?

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

Why are you so far from my deliverance

and from my words of groaning?

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,

and my relatives stand at a distance.

Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;

he fights and oppresses me all day long.

You answer us in righteousness,

with awe-inspiring works,

God of our salvation,

the hope of all the ends of the earth

and of the distant seas.

Salvation is far from the wicked

because they do not study your statutes.

You know when I sit down and when I stand up;

you understand my thoughts from far away.

“My husband isn’t home;

he went on a long journey.

The LORD is far from the wicked,

but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,

and don’t go to your brother’s house

in your time of calamity;

better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Who can find a wife of noble character?[fn]

She is far more precious than jewels.[fn]

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, “I will be wise,” but it was beyond me.