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In the context of the Bible, "placing" can refer to the act of positioning or setting something or someone in a particular location or role. This concept is seen throughout Scripture in various forms, including the placement of objects, people, and even spiritual truths.

Placement of Objects

One of the earliest examples of placing in the Bible is found in the creation narrative. God placed the sun, moon, and stars in the sky to serve as signs and to mark seasons, days, and years (Genesis 1:14-18). This divine act of placing establishes order and purpose in creation.

In the construction of the Tabernacle and later the Temple, specific instructions were given for the placement of sacred objects. For instance, the Ark of the Covenant was placed in the Most Holy Place, signifying God's presence among His people (Exodus 26:33-34). The careful placement of these items underscores the importance of order and reverence in worship.

Placement of People

The Bible also speaks of the placement of individuals in roles or positions of authority. In the Old Testament, God placed leaders like Moses and Joshua to guide the Israelites (Exodus 3:10, Joshua 1:1-2). Similarly, in the New Testament, Jesus appointed the twelve apostles, placing them in positions to spread the Gospel and establish the early Church (Mark 3:14).

The concept of placing extends to the spiritual gifts and roles within the body of Christ. The Apostle Paul writes, "But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design" (1 Corinthians 12:18). This divine placement ensures that each believer has a unique role and function within the Church, contributing to its unity and growth.

Spiritual Placement

Beyond physical and positional placement, the Bible speaks of spiritual placement. Believers are described as being "seated with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:6). This spiritual placement signifies the believer's position of authority and identity in Christ, highlighting the transformative power of salvation.

Furthermore, the concept of placing is evident in the parables of Jesus, where individuals are placed in various scenarios to illustrate spiritual truths. For example, in the Parable of the Talents, servants are placed in charge of different amounts of money, symbolizing the responsibility and stewardship entrusted to believers (Matthew 25:14-30).

Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

The theme of placing in the Bible often reflects the interplay between divine sovereignty and human responsibility. God, in His sovereignty, places individuals and objects according to His divine plan and purpose. Yet, humans are called to respond faithfully to their placement, whether it be in leadership, service, or spiritual growth.

In summary, the concept of placing in the Bible encompasses a wide range of applications, from the physical arrangement of objects to the spiritual positioning of believers. It highlights God's order, purpose, and sovereignty, while also calling individuals to recognize and fulfill their God-given roles and responsibilities.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Place.

Greek

3850b. parabole -- a placing beside, a comparison
... 3850a, 3850b. parabole. 3851 . a placing beside, a comparison.
Transliteration: parabole Short Definition: parable. Word Origin ...
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498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... [498 (), a very old military term, was used for placing a soldier in a specific
platoon (with a specific function) -- ie in a definite order to attack or resist ...
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5010. taxis -- an arranging, order
... Cognate: 5010 (a feminine noun, derived from 5021 , "to arrange, order") -- properly,
an (a brand of ordering), placing one member another in rank, approval ...
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5206. huiothesia -- adoption
... adoption. From a presumed compound of huios and a derivative of tithemi; the placing
as a son, ie Adoption (figuratively, Christian sonship in respect to God ...
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1369. dichazo -- to cause a separation, separate, fig. alienate
... be hostile. 1369 (from 1364 , "twice") -- properly, "cut into two parts"
(J. Thayer); to by placing at ("divide"). Word Origin from ...
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3734. horothesia -- a setting of boundaries
... a limit, boundary. From a compound of the base of horion and a derivative of tithemi;
a limit-placing, ie (concretely) boundary-line -- bound. see GREEK horion. ...
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3559. nouthesia -- admonition
... admonition, counsel. Cognate: 3559 (a feminine noun derived from 3560 ) --
properly, setting (placing) the through (""). 3559 ("warning ...
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2007. epitithemi -- to lay upon, to place upon
... upon NASB Word Usage add (1), adds (1), applied (2), attack (1), beat* (1), gave
(2), laid (9), lay (10), laying (5), lays (1), placed (1), placing (1), put (4 ...
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5021. tasso -- to draw up in order, arrange
... 5021 ("place in position, post") was commonly used in ancient military language
for "" (", commissioning") , ie arranging (placing) in a deliberate, fixed order ...
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Library

He Forbids by Law the Placing his Likeness in Idol Temples.
... Book IV. Chapter XVI."He forbids by Law the Placing his Likeness in Idol
Temples. In this manner he represented himself, even ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xvi he forbids by law.htm

Illusive Appearance of the Moon.
... In the central part of the ceiling, having fastened a mirror, placing a dish full
of water equally (with the mirror) in the central portion of the floor, and ...
/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxxvii illusive appearance of the.htm

System of the Magicians; Incantations of Demons; Secret Magical ...
... Making, however, the attendant lie down (upon the couch), head foremost, and placing
by each side two of those little tablets, upon which had been inscribed in ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxviii name of the.htm

Applications.
... I agree with Mr. Gwatkin (whom his Reviewer quite misunderstands) in placing the
Milan interview about May, 342, and the journey from Trier to Sardica after ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 3 applications.htm

They Give Rise to Superstitions.
... Such are the demons; these are they who laid down the doctrine of Fate. Their
fundamental principle was the placing of animals in the heavens. ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/chapter ix they give rise to.htm

On the Effects of the Redemption
... If you place a danger signal on a broken railroad track the effect will be preventing
the wreck of the train, and the cause will be your placing the signal. ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 10 on the effects.htm

Of the Patience and Providence of God.
... In like manner, the nature of fortitude cannot be understood, except by placing
[1490] beside it cowardice, or the nature of self-control except by intemperance ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxix of the patience and.htm

Christ Anointed by Mary in Bethany. (John, xii. , 1, Seq. )
... Matthew and Mark differ from John in fixing the time at two days before Easter,
instead of six; and in placing its scene, not in the house of Lazarus, --but of ...
/.../section 242 christ anointed by.htm

It is Very Desirable that Parents Should Encourage the Desire for ...
... She, the oblation of modesty, the victim of chastity, was standing at the altar
of God, now placing upon her head the right hand of the priest, asking his ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii it is very.htm

Questions and Answers--Sorrowful Cases--Testimonies from those who ...
... The extraordinary care exhibited in the selection of homes and in the placing of
them out in Canada strikes me as one of the most important and valuable ...
/.../lowe/gods answers/chapter ix questions and answerssorrowful.htm

Thesaurus

Placing (44 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Placing (44 Occurrences). ... Then placing him on his own mule
he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him. (WEY). ...
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Rods (76 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Exodus 37:27 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite
sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it. (BBE). ...
/r/rods.htm - 27k

Rests (25 Occurrences)
... Romans 9:33 in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on
Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over ...
/r/rests.htm - 13k

Parable (52 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison;
equivalent to the Hebrews mashal, a similitude. In the ...
/p/parable.htm - 38k

Captivity (141 Occurrences)
... During the siege he died, and was succeeded by Sargon, who took the city, and
transported the great mass of the people into Assyria (BC 721), placing them in ...
/c/captivity.htm - 79k

Antiquity (8 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Antiquity (8 Occurrences). Job 20:4 This hast thou
known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth? (YLT). ...
/a/antiquity.htm - 9k

Order (809 Occurrences)
... 16. (n.) The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to
contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression. 17. ...
/o/order.htm - 48k

Shewbread (16 Occurrences)
... The number of the loaves represented the twelve tribes of Israel, and also the entire
spiritual Israel, "the true Israel;" and the placing of them on the table ...
/s/shewbread.htm - 20k

Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)
... He quotes the Bah Talmud (Makkoth 9b) as placing the Cities of Refuge in pairs,
so that those on the East of the Jordan are opposite those on the West Shechem ...
/r/ramothgilead.htm - 19k

Ramoth-gilead (20 Occurrences)
... He quotes the Bah Talmud (Makkoth 9b) as placing the Cities of Refuge in pairs,
so that those on the East of the Jordan are opposite those on the West Shechem ...
/r/ramoth-gilead.htm - 20k

Resources

Did Jacob placing branches in front of his flock really result in the offspring being speckled and spotted? | GotQuestions.org

Why did oaths involve putting a hand under someone's thigh (Genesis 24:9)? | GotQuestions.org

Is there a difference in meaning between Jesus Christ and Christ Jesus? | GotQuestions.org

Placing: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Placing (44 Occurrences)

Luke 10:34
He went to him, and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up. Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him.
(WEY)

Luke 12:37
Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.
(BBE)

John 8:3
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,
(See RSV)

Acts 9:17
Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
(See NIV)

Acts 15:10
Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
(See NAS)

Romans 9:33
in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
(WEY)

1 Timothy 4:6
These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,
(YLT)

Titus 1:5
I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
(BBE)

1 Peter 2:6
For it is contained in Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a Cornerstone, chosen, and held in honour, and he whose faith rests on Him shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
(WEY BBE)

Genesis 21:14
And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing 'it' on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;
(YLT)

Genesis 48:13
Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side, and with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.
(BBE)

Genesis 48:17
When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
(See NIV)

Exodus 2:3
And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
(BBE)

Exodus 9:10
So they took some dust from the fire, and placing themselves before Pharaoh, Moses sent it out in a shower up to heaven; and it became a skin-disease bursting out on man and on beast.
(BBE)

Exodus 37:8
Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.
(BBE)

Exodus 37:27
And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.
(BBE)

Exodus 40:4
And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.
(BBE)

Exodus 40:18
Moses put up the House; placing its bases in position and lifting up its uprights, putting in the rods and planting the pillars in their places;
(BBE)

Leviticus 6:12
The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it is never to go out; every morning the priest is to put wood on it, placing the burned offering in order on it, and there the fat of the peace-offering is to be burned.
(BBE)

Leviticus 16:21
And Aaron, placing his two hands on the head of the living goat, will make a public statement over him of all the evil doings of the children of Israel and all their wrongdoing, in all their sins; and he will put them on the head of the goat and send him away, in the care of a man who will be waiting there, into the waste land.
(BBE)

Numbers 4:14
Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.
(BBE)

Numbers 11:24
And Moses went out and gave the people the words of the Lord: and he took seventy of the responsible men of the people, placing them round the Tent.
(BBE)

Numbers 33:4
While the Egyptians were placing in the earth the bodies of their sons on whom the Lord had sent destruction: and their gods had been judged by him.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 30:5
Placing you again in the land of your fathers as your heritage; and he will do you good, increasing you till you are more in number than your fathers were.
(BBE)

Judges 6:37
lo, I am placing the fleece of wool in the threshing-floor: if dew is on the fleece alone, and on all the earth drought -- then I have known that Thou dost save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken;'
(YLT)

2 Samuel 21:10
And Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, took haircloth, placing it on the rock as a bed for herself, from the start of the grain-cutting till rain came down on them from heaven; and she did not let the birds of the air come near them by day, or the beasts of the field by night.
(BBE)

1 Kings 12:32
And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in Beth-el the priests of the high places he had made.
(BBE)

2 Kings 10:24
And they come in to make sacrifices and burnt-offerings, and Jehu hath set for himself in an out-place eighty men, and saith, 'The man who letteth escape 'any' of the men whom I am bringing in unto your hand -- his soul for his soul.'
(See NIV)

2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and took Israel away to Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes.
(BBE)

2 Kings 18:11
And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes;
(BBE)

2 Kings 18:19
And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 29:23
Then they took the he-goats for the sin-offering, placing them before the king and the meeting of the people, and they put their hands on them:
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 32:10
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says, In what are you placing your hope, waiting here in the walled town of Jerusalem?
(BBE)

Ezra 5:8
To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built 'with' rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.
(See NIV)

Job 20:4
This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?
(YLT)

Isaiah 28:16
For this cause says the Lord God, See, I am placing in Zion as a base, a stone, a tested stone, an angle-stone which is certain and of great value: and he who has faith will not give way.
(BBE)

Isaiah 36:4
And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?
(BBE)

Isaiah 44:7
And who as I, doth call and declare it, And arrange it for Me, Since My placing the people of antiquity, And things that are coming, And those that do come, declare they to them?
(YLT)

Isaiah 51:16
And I have put my words in your mouth, covering you with the shade of my hand, stretching out the heavens, and placing the earth on its base, and saying to Zion, You are my people.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 1:15
For see, I will send for all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they will come, everyone placing his high seat at the way into Jerusalem, and against its walls on every side, and against all the towns of Judah.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 4:2
And make an attack on it, shutting it in, building strong places against it, and making high an earthwork against it; and put up tents against it, placing engines all round it for smashing down its walls.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 17:5
And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 32:27
And they have been put to rest with the fighting men who came to their end in days long past, who went down to the underworld with their instruments of war, placing their swords under their heads, and their body-covers are over their bones; for their strength was a cause of fear in the land of the living.
(BBE)

Habakkuk 2:1
I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.
(BBE)

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