The geographical direction opposite to north, often used to demonstrate the vast extent between the two.
South as a point of the compass
Job 9:9; Matthew 12:42 parallel Luke 11:31 See also Genesis 13:14; Numbers 10:6; Deuteronomy 33:2; 1 Samuel 23:19; Job 39:26; Daniel 8:9; Acts 21:3
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
South and north used to demonstrate vast extent
Isaiah 43:6 See also Genesis 28:14; Job 23:9; Ezekiel 20:47, Ezekiel 21:4
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.