Acts 10:11

And he sees Shomayim having been opened, and a certain object descending like a large linen cloth lowered by four corners upon haAretz.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

In Context

10And Kefa became hungry, and was wanting to have a meal; but while they were preparing it, Kefa fell into a trance;

12In this were all the fourfooted animals and remasim haAdamah (creepers of the earth) and oph haShomayim (birds of heaven, birds of the air).

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Cross References

Isaiah 11:6The ze'ev (wolf) also shall dwell with the keves, 1 and the namer (leopard) shall lie down with the gedi (young goat); 1 and the egel and the lion whelp and the fatling together; 1 and a na'ar shall lead them. 1

Isaiah 43:6I will say to the tzafon (north), 1 Give them up; and to the teiman (south), 1 hold not back; bring My banim from afar, 1 and My banot from the ketzeh ha'aretz; 1

Ezekiel 1:1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, while I was among those of the Golus by the Nahar Kevar, that Shomayim was opened, and I saw mar'ot Elohim.

Matthew 13:47Again, the Malchut HaShomayim is like a reshet (net) having been cast into the lake, a reshet collecting and gathering dagim (fish) of all descriptions,

John 1:51And he says to Natan'el, Omein, omein, I say to you, you will see Shomayim having been opened and malachim (angels) of Hashem ascending and descending on the Bar Enosh. + 1:51 i.e, Moshiach Dan 7:13-14; Zeph 3:15; Gn 28:12

John 12:32And if I receive the hagbah (lifting up) from ha'aretz, I will draw kol Bnei Adam to myself. + 12:32 Isa 11:10

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:10-19

Peter's Vision. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of… Read the whole commentary →

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