The term "traverse" is not directly used in the Berean Standard Bible ; however, the concept of traversing, or moving across or through, is prevalent throughout the biblical narrative. This entry explores the thematic significance of traversing in the Bible, highlighting key passages and their implications.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the idea of traversing is often associated with the journeys of the patriarchs and the Israelites. Abraham's journey from Ur to the land of Canaan is a foundational narrative of faith and obedience. Genesis 12:1-4 recounts God's call to Abram: "Go forth from your country, your people, and your father's household to the land I will show you." This journey signifies a physical and spiritual traverse, marking the beginning of God's covenant relationship with Abraham and his descendants.

The Exodus is another significant traverse, where the Israelites journey from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. This event is central to Israel's identity and is frequently referenced throughout Scripture. In Exodus 13:17-18 , God leads the Israelites through the wilderness, avoiding the Philistine country, demonstrating His guidance and protection during their traverse.

Wilderness Wanderings

The Israelites' 40-year journey in the wilderness is a period of testing and reliance on God. Numbers 14:33-34 describes this time: "Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness." This traverse is both a punishment and a preparation, shaping the Israelites into a people ready to enter the Promised Land.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of traversing is evident in the ministry of Jesus and the spread of the Gospel. Jesus' travels throughout Galilee, Judea, and beyond are central to His mission. Matthew 4:23 states, "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people." His traversing signifies the breaking of spiritual and social barriers, bringing the message of salvation to diverse populations.

The Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20 commands the disciples to traverse the world: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you." This directive underscores the global scope of the Gospel and the call for believers to traverse cultural and geographical boundaries.

Spiritual Implications

Traversing in the Bible often symbolizes a journey of faith, transformation, and obedience to God's will. It reflects the believer's spiritual journey, moving from a state of sin to redemption and sanctification. Hebrews 11, known as the "Faith Hall of Fame," highlights individuals who traversed great distances and challenges by faith, serving as examples for believers today.

Conclusion

While the specific term "traverse" may not appear in the BSB, the concept is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, illustrating the physical and spiritual journeys that define the lives of God's people. These traverses are marked by faith, obedience, and the fulfillment of God's promises, offering profound lessons for contemporary believers.1. (a.) Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.

2. (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.

3. (a.) Anything that traverses, or crosses.

4. (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control.

5. (n.) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like.

6. (n.) A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.

7. (n.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work.

8. (n.) A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc, without this; that is, without this which follows.

9. (n.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.

10. (n.) A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.

11. (n.) A line surveyed across a plot of ground.

12. (n.) The turning of a gun so as to make it point in any desired direction.

13. (n.) A turning; a trick; a subterfuge.

14. (v.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross.

15. (v.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.

16. (v.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe.

17. (v.) To pass over and view; to survey carefully.

18. (v.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.

19. (v.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board.

20. (v.) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an office is to deny it.

21. (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing.

22. (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide.

23. (v. i.) To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one side and his head to the other.

4097. piprasko -- to sell
... A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao (prah'-o); (which occurs only as an alternate
in certain tenses) contracted from perao (to traverse; from the base of ...
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4013. periago -- to lead around, to go about
... periago Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-ag'-o) Short Definition: I lead about, go about
Definition: I lead or carry about (or around), go about, traverse. ...
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1330. dierchomai -- to go through, go about, to spread
... From dia and erchomai; to traverse (literally) -- come, depart, go (about, abroad,
everywhere, over, through, throughout), pass (by, over, through, throughout ...
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4198. poreuomai -- to go
... Middle voice from a derivative of the same as peira; to traverse, ie Travel (literally
or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc ...
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4063. peritrecho -- to run about
... run through. From peri and trecho (including its alternate); to run around,
ie Traverse -- run through. see GREEK peri. see GREEK trecho. ...
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8308. sarak -- to twist
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to twist NASB Word Usage entangling (1). traverse.
A primitive root; to interlace -- traverse. 8307, 8308. sarak. 8309 ...
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Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: a New Year's Promise
... You have peculiar difficulties, you are a peculiar people, you traverse a peculiar
road, you have a peculiar God to trust in, and you may, therefore, find ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/shoes of iron and strength.htm

The Martyrdom
... I do not wish to traverse your orders; I only plead with you for a little ordinary
humanity,'. A fig for your humanity!' said Secundus. ...
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The Royal Marriage Feast.
... Yet the lessons, though in some respects parallel, are to a great extent distinct;
and though both traverse partially the same ground, the latter carries the ...
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The Greatest Trial on Record
... go in with Jesus into the high priest's house, and when we have tarried awhile there,
and have seen our Savior despitefully used, let us traverse the streets ...
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The Word of the Truth of the Gospel
... Nor let him say that he knows them already; but let him accept our invitation,
to traverse, along with us, the field of gospel statement. ...
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He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Pastures of Tender Grass; He Leadeth ...
... Not less unable is the babe of yesterday to traverse unaided and explore the material
world, than the wisest of men would be to know and grasp by his natural ...
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The Apology of Aristides as it is Preserved in the History of ...
... For the stars are carried along in array at fixed intervals from sign to sign, and,
some setting, others rising, they traverse their courses in due season so ...
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Open the History of America, the History of England...
... But recross the Atlantic, traverse the Channel, approach our own time, open our
annals; and listen to the great political actors in the drama of our liberty. ...
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God Neither Known nor Loved by the World
... Fills them with rage against his empire now: I traverse earth in vain from pole
to pole,. To seek one simple heart, set free from all below. ...
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The Service Common to the Holy Angels and Other Bodiless Ones.
... As your appearance is fiery, so is your virtue wonderful, O Michael and Gabriel "
the first among angels, for in your unearthly nature ye traverse the ends ...
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Traverse (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Lying across; being in a direction across
something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches. ...
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Travels (10 Occurrences)

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Voyage (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Course; way. 4. (vi) To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass
by water. 5. (vt) To travel; to pass over; to traverse. Int. ...
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Journey (214 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance. 4. (vt) To
traverse; to travel over or through. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Wander (43 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll
through. Multi-Version Concordance Wander (43 Occurrences). ...
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Walk (315 Occurrences)
... self. 6. (vi) To move off; to depart. 7. (vt) To pass through, over, or upon;
to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets. 8 ...
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Trace (7 Occurrences)
... 10. (vt) To copy; to imitate. 11. (vt) To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
12. (vi) To walk; to go; to travel. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Traversing (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Traverse. 2. (a.) Adjustable laterally; having a lateral
motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion. ...
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Travel (25 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To pass; to go; to move. 5. (vt) To journey over; to traverse;
as, to travel the continent. 6. (vt) To force to journey. ...
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Trance (7 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To entrance. 5. (vt) To pass over or across; to traverse. 6. (vi) To
pass; to travel. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TRANCE. ...
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