What does "Den" mean in the Bible?
A lair of wild beasts (Ps. 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isa. 11:8); a recess for secrecy “in dens and caves of the earth” (Heb. 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matt. 21:13; Mark 11:17). Den appears in 11 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Den?
A lair of wild beasts (Ps. 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isa. 11:8); a recess for secrecy “in dens and caves of the earth” (Heb. 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matt. 21:13; Mark 11:17). Daniel was cast into “the den of lions” (Dan. 6:16, 17). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den of lions was common.
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 Den?
Where does Den appear in the Bible?
Den is referenced in 11 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Daniel 6:7
- Daniel 6:12
- Daniel 6:16
- Daniel 6:17
- Daniel 6:19
- Daniel 6:20
- Daniel 6:23
- Daniel 6:24
- Luke 19:46
- Matthew 21:13
- Mark 11:17
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Den.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Den?
Den appears in 11 verses across 4 books, most often in Daniel, which accounts for 8 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Den?
Daniel, Luke, Matthew, Mark.
Where can I read every verse about Den?
This page lists 11 of them. Protos carries all 11, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
