What Does “Countenance” Mean in the Bible?
A person’s face and what it shows: whether he is happy, sad or angry.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 4:5; 1 Samuel 1:18
What the Bible says
Genesis 4:5
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.
1 Samuel 1:18
And she said: Would to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy eyes. So the woman went on her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more changed.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “semblante”