Retreat
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Retreat (10 Occurrences)

Luke 9:10 The Apostles, on their return, related to Jesus all they had done. Then He took them and withdrew to a quiet retreat, to a town called Bethsaida.
(WEY)

Judges 20:32 The children of Benjamin said, "They are struck down before us, as at the first." But the children of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 11:15 He wrote in the letter, saying, "Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck, and die."
(WEB)

2 Kings 19:23 By your messengers you have defied the Lord, and have said,'With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
(See RSV)

Job 41:25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 74:21 Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.
(See NIV)

Psalms 104:22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
(DBY)

Proverbs 30:30 The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 33:16 he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.
(DBY)

Daniel 11:9 And he shall come into the kingdom of the king of the south, but he shall return into his own land.
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Thesaurus
Retreat (10 Occurrences)
... A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive
occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat...
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Retire (6 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or
retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home ...
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Draw (212 Occurrences)
... in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to
retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or ...
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Battle (282 Occurrences)
... from them. A glance at the map shows that this means that Joshua had succeeded
in cutting their line of retreat to Jerusalem. He ...
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Bethhoron (12 Occurrences)
... from them. A glance at the map shows that this means that Joshua had succeeded
in cutting their line of retreat to Jerusalem. He ...
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Beth-horon (12 Occurrences)
... from them. A glance at the map shows that this means that Joshua had succeeded
in cutting their line of retreat to Jerusalem. He ...
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Nineveh (23 Occurrences)
... the days of the Greek historian Herodotus, BC 400, it had become a thing of the
past; and when Xenophon the historian passed the place in the "Retreat of the ...
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Nest (22 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place
of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are ...
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Jerusalem (782 Occurrences)
... The desolation of the city and the land was completed by the retreat of the principal
Jews into Egypt (Jeremiah 40-44), and by the final carrying captive into ...
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Withdraw (52 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew
from the company. Multi-Version Concordance Withdraw (52 Occurrences). ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

2. (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.

3. (n.) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.

4. (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

5. (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.

6. (n.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

7. (n.) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat.

8. (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.

Greek
5298. hupochoreo -- to go back, retire
... Verb Transliteration: hupochoreo Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-okh-o-reh'-o) Short
Definition: I withdraw, retire Definition: I withdraw, retire, go back, retreat. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
5074. nadad -- to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
... nadad. 5075 . to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter. Transliteration:
nadad Phonetic Spelling: (naw-dad') Short Definition: fled. Word Origin a prim ...
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4869. misgab -- a secure height, retreat, stronghold
... 4868, 4869. misgab. 4870 . a secure height, retreat, stronghold. Transliteration:
misgab Phonetic Spelling: (mis-gawb') Short Definition: stronghold. ...
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7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... which is made (1), restore (58), restored (17), restorer (2), restores (7), restoring
(1), restrain (2), restrained (2), retire (1), retreat (1), return (261 ...
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4499. menusah -- flight
... fleeing, flight. Or mnucah {men-oo-saw'}; feminine of manowc; retreat -- fleeing,
flight. see HEBREW manowc. 4498, 4499. menusah or menusah. 4500 . ...
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7585. sheol -- underworld (place to which people descend at death)
... Or shol {sheh-ole'}; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean
retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit. ...
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4498. manos -- flight, place of escape or refuge
... escape, way to flee, flight, refuge. From nuwc; a retreat (literally or figuratively);
abstractly, a fleeing -- X apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge. ...
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4583. maon -- dwelling, habitation
... maw-een'}; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple),
men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) -- den ...
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5472. sug -- to move away, backslide
... A primitive root; properly, to flinch, ie (by implication) to go back, literally
(to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize) -- backslider, drive, go back ...
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5253. nasag -- departing away, remove, take hold, turn away
... departing away, remove, take hold, turn away A primitive root; to retreat -- departing
away, remove, take (hold), turn away. 5252, 5253. nasag. 5254 . ...
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7734. sug -- turn back
... Word Origin the same as sug, qv. turn back A primitive root; to retreat --
turn back. 7733, 7734. sug. 7735 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Cii the Retreat
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CII THE RETREAT. Happy those early days,
when I Shined in my Angel-infancy! Before I understood this place. ...
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Retreat. LM
... 384 Retreat. LM. ... From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;" 'Tis found before the mercy-seat. ...
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Retreat. LM
... 386 Retreat. LM. Psalm 104:34. (794) My God, is any hour so sweet From blush
of morn to evening star, As that which calls me to thy ...
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Retreat. LM
... 385 Retreat. LM. Design of Prayer. (796) Prayer is appointed to convey The
blessings God designs to give: Long as they live should ...
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A Retreat, or a Rout?
... TALK TWENTY-FOUR. A RETREAT, OR A ROUT? Armies often suffer defeat, but
there is a great difference in the way they take defeat. ...
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A Cool Retreat.
... Homily IV. Chapter X."A Cool Retreat. And a certain one amongst
them"a rich man, and possessing a garden of evergreen plants ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter x a cool retreat.htm

(Written During Her Retreat Before Receiving the Habit. ) January ...
... LETTERS TO SISTER MARY OF THE SACRED HEART II (Written during her retreat
before receiving the habit.) January 8, 1889. (Written ...
/.../therese/story of a soul/ii written during her retreat 2.htm

(During Her Retreat Before Profession) September 4, 1890
... LETTERS TO SISTER MARY OF THE SACRED HEART IV (During her retreat before
profession) September 4, 1890. (During her retreat before ...
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Simon's Retreat.
... Book III. Chapter XLIX."Simon's Retreat. Then the people in indignation
cast Simon from the court, and drove him forth from the ...
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(Written During Her Retreat Before Profession. )
... LETTERS TO MOTHER AGNES OF JESUS IV (Written during her retreat before profession.).
(Written during her retreat before profession.) September, 1890. ...
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Subtopics

Retreat

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