What does "Camp" mean in the Bible?
During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Ex. 16:13; Num. 2:3). Camp appears in 18 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Camp?
During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Ex. 16:13; Num. 2:3). The diagram here given shows the position of the different tribes and the form of the encampment during the wanderings, according to Num. 1:53; 2:2-31; 3:29, 35, 38; 10:13-28. The area of the camp would be in all about 3 square miles. After the Hebrews entered Palestine, the camps then spoken of were exclusively warlike (Josh. 11:5, 7; Judg. 5:19, 21; 7:1; 1 Sam. 29:1; 30:9, etc.).
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Camp?
Where does Camp appear in the Bible?
Camp is referenced in 18 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Kings 16:16
- Deuteronomy 1:33
- Isaiah 29:3
- Numbers 1:50
- Numbers 1:52
- Numbers 1:53
- Numbers 2:2
- Numbers 2:3
- Numbers 2:5
- Numbers 2:12
- Numbers 2:27
- Numbers 3:23
- Numbers 3:29
- Numbers 3:35
- Numbers 9:17
- Numbers 9:20
- Numbers 10:31
- Zechariah 9:8
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Camp.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Camp?
Camp appears in 18 verses across 5 books, most often in Numbers, which accounts for 14 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Camp?
Numbers, 1 Kings, Deuteronomy, Isaiah, Zechariah.
Where can I read every verse about Camp?
This page lists 18 of them. Protos carries all 18, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
