22 Bible Verses About Cave

The scriptural accounts leading us into caves are not mere descriptions of terrain, but invitations to deeper understanding. These verses illuminate places of refuge, testing, and profound encounter. From seeking solace to witnessing pivotal moments, the cave narratives unveil God's presence and work even in hiddenness. To study these passages is to discern how faith operates in the shadows, how divine purpose unfolds in confined spaces, and how God's light penetrates even the deepest darkness, offering guidance and hope in every circumstance.

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And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

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And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Genesis 19:30KJV

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 23:11KJV

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 23:19KJV

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Genesis 23:17KJV

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

Genesis 23:9KJV

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

Genesis 25:9KJV

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Genesis 23:20KJV

And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Genesis 49:29KJV

In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.

Genesis 49:30KJV

The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

Genesis 49:32KJV

Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

Joshua 10:22KJV

And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.

Joshua 10:23KJV

And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.

Joshua 10:27KJV

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

Joshua 10:18KJV

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

1 Samuel 22:1KJV

David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

1 Samuel 24:8KJV

So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

1 Samuel 24:7KJV

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

1 Samuel 24:3KJV

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 23:13KJV

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:4KJV

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

1 Kings 18:13KJV

And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

1 Kings 19:13KJV

These scriptural references illuminate the cave not merely as geological formation, but as a recurring motif in the sacred narrative—a crucible of human experience before the divine. Whether serving as a desperate refuge from persecution, a silent chamber for burial, or a secluded site of profound encounter, the cave invariably signifies a withdrawal from the ordinary, a step into vulnerability or anticipation. It represents the hidden place where fear often resides, yet paradoxically, where faith is frequently tested and affirmed, where life is sheltered or awaits resurrection, where prophets find solitude or God's still small voice. Reflecting upon these passages invites us to consider those obscured or difficult spaces in our own journey—places of retreat, waiting, or trial—recognizing them as potential sites not of abandonment, but of significant spiritual presence and transformation, where the deepest truths might be revealed in the shadow.