Bible Verses AboutExploration
Bible verses about Exploration
Scripture reveals exploration as more than just physical journeys; it's a spiritual quest to discover God's character, wisdom, and the boundless depths of His love. Through exploring the scriptures, we embark on a transformative journey of faith, uncovering hidden treasures of knowledge and understanding. These verses invite us to venture beyond the familiar, to seek God's heart in every corner of creation and within the pages of His Word. Embrace the spirit of exploration, not just to learn facts, but to draw closer to the divine and experience the fullness of life He offers.
Most Helpful Verses
Begin with these carefully selected verses that address this topic most directly.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Scripture Passages
And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.
In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.
And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the Lord: and these are their journeys according to their goings out.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:
Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal–gad,
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.
And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije–abarim, in the border of Moab.
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije–abarim, in the border of Moab.
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:
And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije–abarim, in the border of Moab.
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.
Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.
Reflection
Contemplating Exploration
Through the lens of carefully selected Bible verses, we've explored exploration not merely as geographical discovery, but as a vital element of spiritual and personal growth. These verses underscore the importance of venturing beyond the familiar, whether it be into uncharted territories like Abraham, into the depths of our own hearts through introspection, or into the boundless realms of God's word and will. They remind us that faith often requires a willingness to step into the unknown, trusting in God's guidance and provision. As we reflect on these passages, let us consider how we might embrace exploration in our own lives, seeking new understanding, deeper connection with the divine, and a more profound realization of our God-given potential. May we be bold explorers, driven by faith and a thirst for knowledge, always seeking to discover the treasures God has laid out for us.
May these verses about exploration bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey
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