The word in Scripture

Bed in the Bible

The word bed appears 91 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A bed is the place of rest, sickness, and rising. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What bed means in the Bible

A bed is the place of rest, sickness, and rising.

Where the word bed appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word bed appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”Genesis 48:2

“I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”Psalms 6:6

“The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.”Psalms 41:3

“Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.”Isaiah 57:7

“And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.”Mark 7:30

“The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.”John 5:10

“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Hebrews 13:4

“Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.”Revelation 2:22