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Valley in the Bible

The word valley appears 139 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word valley appears 139 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A valley is the low place of shadow that God walks through with us. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What valley means in the Bible

A valley is the low place of shadow that God walks through with us.

Where the word valley appears

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

“And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.”Genesis 26:17

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”Psalms 23:4

“God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.”Psalms 60:6

“The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?”Isaiah 22:1

“For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.”Isaiah 28:21

“Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?”Jeremiah 47:5

“Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?”Jeremiah 49:4

“Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;”Luke 3:5

Valley and the Lord Jesus

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Jesus is with me, and I fear no evil.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word valley appear in the Bible?

The word valley appears 139 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does valley mean in the Bible?

A valley is the low place of shadow that God walks through with us.

How does valley point to Jesus?

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, Jesus is with me, and I fear no evil.

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