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In the biblical context, "habitations" refer to places of dwelling or residence, encompassing both physical and spiritual dimensions. The concept of habitation is significant throughout Scripture, illustrating God's provision, human settlement, and spiritual dwelling.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, habitations often refer to the physical dwellings of individuals, families, and nations. The Hebrew word "מִשְׁכָּן" (mishkan) is frequently used, particularly in reference to the Tabernacle, which served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites. In Exodus 25:8 , God commands, "And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them." This highlights the importance of a designated habitation for God's presence.

The Promised Land is another significant habitation theme. God promises Abraham and his descendants a land where they can dwell securely (Genesis 15:18-21). This land becomes a symbol of God's covenant and faithfulness, a physical habitation reflecting spiritual promises.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of habitation expands to include spiritual dimensions. Believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit, indicating that God's presence dwells within them. In 1 Corinthians 3:16 , Paul writes, "Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?" This shifts the focus from a physical structure to the spiritual habitation within the believer.

Jesus also speaks of eternal habitations in John 14:2 , saying, "In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you." This promise of eternal dwelling with God offers hope and assurance of a future habitation beyond earthly life.

Symbolism and Spiritual Significance

Habitations in the Bible often symbolize security, provision, and relationship with God. The physical habitations of the Israelites, such as the Tabernacle and the Temple, were central to their worship and community life, representing God's presence and guidance.

Spiritually, the concept of habitation underscores the intimate relationship between God and His people. Believers are called to abide in Christ, as seen in John 15:4 : "Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me." This abiding is a spiritual habitation, emphasizing dependence and communion with God.

Eschatological Perspective

The ultimate habitation for believers is depicted in the eschatological vision of the New Jerusalem. Revelation 21:3 declares, "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'" This future habitation signifies the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, where He will dwell eternally with His people in perfect harmony.

Conclusion

The theme of habitations in the Bible encompasses both physical and spiritual dimensions, reflecting God's provision, presence, and promise of eternal dwelling with His people. Through various biblical narratives and teachings, habitations serve as a profound symbol of God's relationship with humanity, offering insights into His character and His desire for communion with His creation.

Strong's Hebrew

4999. naah -- habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place
... Word Origin see navah NASB Word Usage habitations (2), pasture grounds (1),
pastures (7). habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. ...
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4186. moshab -- a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling ...
... place, dwelling, dwellers NASB Word Usage dwelling (3), dwelling place (1), dwelling
places (5), dwellings (9), habitation (1), habitations (2), inhabited (3 ...
/hebrew/4186.htm - 6k

4585. meonah -- habitation
... Word Origin fem. of maon Definition habitation NASB Word Usage den (2), dens (4),
dwelling place (2), habitations (1). den, habitation, dwelling place, refuge. ...
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Library

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xvi. 9, "Make to Yourselves ...
... of the Gospel has admonished us to make friends of the mammon of iniquity, that
they too may "receive" those who do so "into everlasting habitations." But who ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxiii on the words.htm

Whether a Man Can Merit the First Grace for Another
... said in Luke 16:9: "Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness;
that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations." But no ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/nature and grace/article six whether a man.htm

Against the Belief of those who Think that the Sins which have ...
... For even those righteous men, who have lived with such holiness that they receive
into the eternal habitations others also who have won their friendship with ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 27 against the belief of.htm

Psalm CXIII.
... of the blessed, who shall be set on the right hand, that through works of mercy
they may be praised and received into everlasting habitations by those whom ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxiii.htm

General Service to a Nun-Martyr.
... I desire, and coupling love with the desire, I have given up my body unto torments
for Thee, that I might find abode in the honourable habitations, wherein all ...
/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xxiv general service to.htm

The Way, the Truth, and the Life.
... and sleepy, a man who was to be arrested and executed by the rulers, assuring them
that He was going to prepare for them everlasting habitations, and that He ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/ix the way the truth.htm

Of the Three Opposite Qualities by which the Platonists ...
... kinds of animals: the gods, widely distinguished from men by sublimity of abode,
perpetuity of life, perfection of nature; for their habitations are separated ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 12 of the three opposite.htm

The Unjust Steward
... needs take our Lord's advice"make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness, that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xlii the unjust steward.htm

Temples of God
... and if it be true that we Christian men and women are, in this deep and blessed
reality of which I have been speaking, the abiding places and habitations of God ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/temples of god.htm

The Illusiveness of Life.
... In the land of promise he sojourned as in a strange country;" he dwelt there in
tents"in changeful, moveable tabernacles"not permanent habitations; he had ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/vi the illusiveness of life.htm

Thesaurus

Habitations (38 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Habitations (38 Occurrences). ... These are the chiefs of Edom,
according to their habitations in the land of their possession. ...
/h/habitations.htm - 17k

Settlements (27 Occurrences)
... These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their
possession. ... These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. ...
/s/settlements.htm - 13k

Cruelty (8 Occurrences)
... and cruelty. (WEY). Genesis 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments
of cruelty are in their habitations. (KJV WBS). Judges ...
/c/cruelty.htm - 16k

Yeast (48 Occurrences)
... (WEB NIV). Exodus 12:20 You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations
you shall eat unleavened bread.'" (See NIV). Exodus ...
/y/yeast.htm - 21k

Leaven (24 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:20 You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat
unleavened bread.'" (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/l/leaven.htm - 21k

Villages (106 Occurrences)
... (Judges 5:7, 11). The Hebrew word thus rendered (perazon) means habitations in the
open country, unwalled villages (Deuteronomy 3:5; 1 Samuel 6:18). ...
/v/villages.htm - 38k

Stretch (73 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 54:2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains
of your habitations; don't spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your ...
/s/stretch.htm - 31k

Habitation (90 Occurrences)
... Psalms 46:4 There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the
sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High. (Root in DBY RSV). ...
/h/habitation.htm - 36k

Quail (5 Occurrences)
... rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:
And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations...
/q/quail.htm - 13k

Kindle (25 Occurrences)
... (Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). Exodus 35:3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your
habitations on the Sabbath day.'" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ...
/k/kindle.htm - 15k

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Habitations (38 Occurrences)

Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
(KJV WBS RSV)

Genesis 36:43
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Genesis 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 12:20
You shall eat nothing leavened. In all your habitations you shall eat unleavened bread.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 35:3
You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Leviticus 23:17
You shall bring out of your habitations two loaves of bread for a wave offering made of two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour. They shall be baked with yeast, for first fruits to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Numbers 15:2
"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them,'When you have come into the land of your habitations, which I give to you,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Numbers 31:10
and all their cities, with their habitations, and all their towers, they have burnt with fire.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 4:33
and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 4:41
And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 7:28
Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Job 37:8
And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.
(YLT)

Psalms 43:3
Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
(DBY)

Psalms 46:4
There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the sanctuary of the habitations of the Most High.
(DBY)

Psalms 74:20
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 78:28
He let them fall in the midst of their camp, around their habitations.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Psalms 83:12
Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.
(ASV JPS)

Psalms 87:2
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion more than all the habitations of Jacob.
(DBY)

Psalms 132:5
Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. ...
(DBY)

Psalms 132:7
Let us go into his habitations, let us worship at his footstool.
(DBY)

Song of Songs 4:8
Come from Lebanon, come thou in. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Shenir and Hermon, From the habitations of lions, From the mountains of leopards.
(YLT)

Isaiah 13:22
And Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come 'is' her time, And her days are not drawn out!
(YLT)

Isaiah 54:2
"Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; don't spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 9:10
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 21:13
Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, says Yahweh; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 25:37
And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 30:18
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his habitations; and the city shall be built upon her own heap; and the palace shall be inhabited after the manner thereof.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 33:12
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again there is in this place -- that is waste, Without man and beast, And in all its cities -- a habitation of shepherds, Causing the flock to lie down.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 41:17
and they go and abide in the habitations of Chimham, that 'are' near Beth-Lehem, to go to enter Egypt,
(YLT)

Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
(KJV WBS)

Lamentations 2:2
The Lord has swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and has not pitied: He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; he has profaned the kingdom and its princes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 6:14
I will stretch out my hand on them, and make the land desolate and waste, from the wilderness toward Diblah, throughout all their habitations: and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 19:7
And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.
(YLT)

Ezekiel 45:5
And a space of five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth, shall the Levites, who do the service of the house, have for themselves, for a possession, for their habitations.
(DBY)

Amos 1:2
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
(KJV WBS)

Nahum 2:12
The lion is tearing parts 'for' his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill 'with' prey his holes, And his habitations 'with' rapine.
(YLT)

Habakkuk 1:6
For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
(See RSV)

Zephaniah 2:6
And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages 'for' shepherds, and folds 'for' a flock.
(YLT)

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