Symbols and Similitudes General and unclassified:
- Trees of life and knowledge
Genesis 2:9; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:3; Genesis 3:24; Revelation 22:2
- Rainbow
Genesis 9:13
- Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham
Genesis 17:11; Romans 4:11
- Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, and of the atonement made by Christ
Exodus 12:28; 1 Corinthians 5:7
- Of the divine presence, the pillar of cloud
Exodus 13:22; Exodus 14:20; Exodus 19:9; Exodus 19:16
- Thunder on Mount Sinai
Exodus 19:9; Exodus 19:16
- Darkness, of God's inscrutability
Exodus 20:21; Leviticus 16:2; 1 Kings 8:12; Psalms 18:11; Psalms 97:2; Hebrews 12:19
- The smitten rock, of Christ
Exodus 17:6; 1 Corinthians 10:4
- The sprinkled blood, of the covenant
Exodus 24:8
- Wine, of the atoning blood
Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18; Luke 22:20
- The brazen serpent, of Christ
Numbers 21:9; John 3:14
- Sacrificial animals
Genesis 15:11; John 1:29; John 1:36
- Waving the wave offering and heaving the heave offering
Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 8:29; Leviticus 9:21
- The whole system of Mosaic rites
Hebrews 9:10; Hebrews 9:23
- Tabernacle
Psalms 15:1; Ezekiel 37:27; Hebrews 8:2; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:24
- Sanctuary
Psalms 20:2
- Canaan, of the spiritual rest
Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 4:5
- Salt
Numbers 18:19
- Offering water to drink
Genesis 24:15; Genesis 24:44
- Lapping water
Judges 7:8
- Invitation to approach
1 Samuel 14:12
- Bow-shot, by Jonathan
1 Samuel 20:37
- Bow-shot, by Joash
2 Kings 13:19
- Men meeting Saul
1 Samuel 10:7
- Rain and thunder
1 Samuel 12:18
- Rent altar
1 Kings 13:3; 1 Kings 13:5
- Rending of the vail
Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45
- Wounding
1 Kings 20:40
- Praying toward the temple
1 Kings 8:29; Daniel 6:10
- Harvest
2 Kings 19:29
- Isaiah's children
Isaiah 8:18
- Nakedness
Isaiah 20:4
- Almond rod
Jeremiah 1:11
- Sticks and staves
Ezekiel 37:17; Zechariah 11:7; Zechariah 11:11; Zechariah 11:14
- Food
2 Kings 19:29; Isaiah 37:30
- Shadow on Ahaz's dial
2 Kings 20:11; Isaiah 38:8
- Cooking
Jeremiah 1:13; Ezekiel 4:15; Ezekiel 24:5
- Girdle
Jeremiah 13:7; Acts 21:11
- Bottles
Jeremiah 13:12; Jeremiah 19:2; Jeremiah 19:10
- Breaking of potter's vessel
Jeremiah 19:15
- Good and bad figs
Jeremiah 24:10
- Basket of fruit
Jeremiah 24:3; Amos 8:2
- Wine
Jeremiah 25:17; Matthew 26:27; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:17
- Yokes
Jeremiah 27:3; Jeremiah 28:10
- Jeremiah's deeds of land
Jeremiah 32:16
- Book cast into Euphrates
Jeremiah 51:63
- Dumbness
Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 24:27; Ezekiel 29:21; Ezekiel 33:22; Luke 1:22; Luke 1:64
- Siege
Ezekiel 4:3
- Posture
Ezekiel 4:8
- Unclean food
Ezekiel 4:17
- Ezekiel's beard
Ezekiel 5:4
- Change of domicile
Ezekiel 12:11
- Eating bread with carefulness
Ezekiel 12:20
- Eating and drinking in fear
Ezekiel 12:18
- Vine
Ezekiel 15:2; Ezekiel 19:14
- Death
Ezekiel 24:19
- Boiling pot
Ezekiel 24:5
- Mourning forbidden
Ezekiel 24:18
- Two sticks
Ezekiel 37:28
- Handwriting on the wall
Daniel 5:6; Daniel 5:28
- Plumb line
Amos 7:8
- Marrying a whore
Hosea 1:9; Hosea 3:4
- Roll
Zechariah 5:4
- Ephah
Zechariah 5:11
- Jonas
Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:30
- Star in the East
Matthew 2:2
- Smitten rock
1 Corinthians 10:4; Exodus 17:6
- Salt
Colossians 4:6
- Bread
Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19
- Childhood
Matthew 18:3; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17
- Manna
John 6:58
Of the Holy Spirit:
- Water:
b General references
John 3:5; John 7:39
b Cleansing by
Ezekiel 16:9; Ezekiel 36:25; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 10:22
b Vivifying
Psalms 1:3; Isaiah 27:3; Isaiah 27:6; Isaiah 44:4; Isaiah 58:11
- Fire:
b General references
Matthew 3:11
b Purifying
Isaiah 4:4; Malachi 3:3
b Illuminating
Exodus 13:21; Psalms 78:14
b Searching
Zephaniah 1:12; 1 Corinthians 2:10
- Wind:
b General references
Song of Solomon 4:16
b Incomprehensible
John 3:8; 1 Corinthians 12:11
b Powerful
1 Kings 19:11; Acts 2:2
b Sensible in its effects
John 3:8
b Reviving
Ezekiel 37:10; Ezekiel 37:14
- Oil:
b General references
Psalms 45:7
b Healing
Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34; Revelation 18:13
b Comforting
Isaiah 61:3; Hebrews 1:9
b Illuminating
Zechariah 4:3; Zechariah 4:13; Matthew 25:4; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27
b Consecrating
Exodus 29:7; Exodus 30:30; Isaiah 61:1
- Rain and dew:
b General references
Psalms 72:6
b Fertilizing
Ezekiel 34:27; Hosea 6:3; Hosea 10:12; Hosea 14:5
b Refreshing
Psalms 68:9; Isaiah 18:4
b Abundant
Psalms 133:3
b Imperceptible
2 Samuel 17:12; Mark 4:28
- A dove
Matthew 3:16
- A voice
b General references
Isaiah 6:8
b Speaking
Matthew 10:20
b Guiding
Isaiah 30:21; John 16:13
b Warning
Hebrews 3:11
- A seal
b General references
Revelation 7:2
b Impressing
Job 38:14; 2 Corinthians 3:18
b Earnest
Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:22
- Cloven tongues
Acts 2:3; Acts 2:6; Acts 2:11
Ablutions, a symbol of purity
Ablution; Purification
Symbolisms of color
Colors; Allegory; Instruction, by Object Lessons, by Symbols; Instruction, Of Children; Instruction, In Religion