What does "Cave" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Cave?

CAVE. Caves are very common in Palestine, and the names of sections of country were derived from this fact, as the Hauran, Eze 47:16, is caveland, and the Horites are dwellers in caves. They were made use of as temporary dwelling-places. Gen 19:36; as places of concealment, Josh 10:16; Jud 6:2; 1 Sam 13:6: ; 1 Sam 22:1, 2; 1 Sam 24:3; 2 Sam 23:13:1 Kgs 18:4; 1 Kgs 19:9; Heb 11:38; and as burial places. Gen 23:17, Acts 1:19 and Gen 49:29; John 11:38. Some noted ones are named in the Bible, such as Adullam, the Machpelah, Makkedah, etc. The manger in which our Lord was born may have been a cave. See Tombs and Burial.

What is the Hebrew word for Cave?

Where does Cave appear in the Bible?

Cave is referenced in 21 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Kings 18:4
• 1 Kings 18:13
• 1 Kings 19:9
• 1 Kings 19:13
• 1 Samuel 22:1
• 1 Samuel 24:3
• 1 Samuel 24:7
• 1 Samuel 24:8
• 1 Samuel 24:10
• Genesis 19:30
• Genesis 23:9
• Genesis 23:11
• Genesis 23:20
• Genesis 49:29
• Genesis 49:32
• John 11:38
• Joshua 10:16
• Joshua 10:17
• Joshua 10:18
• Joshua 10:22
• Joshua 10:27

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Cave.