Study the Bible by Topic
HIGH PRIEST to HYSSOP

• See PRIEST

• Figurative
  Proverbs 16:17; Isaiah 11:16; 35:8-10; 40:3, 4; Matthew 3:3; 7:13, 14

• See ROADS, WAY

• A city of Judah.

• Assigned to the priests
  1Chronicles 6:58

• Called HOLON
  Joshua 15:51; 21:15

• Officer of Hezekiah
  2Kings 18:18, 26, 37; Isaiah 22:20; 36:3, 22

• High priest
  2Kings 22:4, 8, 10, 12, 14; 23:4, 24; 1Chronicles 6:13; 9:11; 2Chronicles 34:9, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22; Ezra 7:1; Jeremiah 29:3

• Name of two Levites
  1Chronicles 6:45; 26:11

• Two priests
  Nehemiah 8:4; 12:7, 21; Jeremiah 1:1

• Father of Abdon
  Judges 12:13, 15

• Perpetual
  Genesis 49:26; Habakkuk 3:6

• A measure for liquids, and containing one-sixth or one-seventh of a bath. Jewish authorities disagree as to the exact capacity. Probably equivalent to about one gallon one quart, or one gallon and a half-quart
  Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 19:36; 23:13

• See DEER

• A valley west and southwest of Jerusalem
  Joshua 15:8; 18:16; 2Kings 23:10; Nehemiah 11:30

• Children offered in sacrifice in
  2Chronicles 28:3; 33:6; 19:2, Jeremiah 7:31, 32; 4, 6; 32:35

• Possibly identical with the VALLEY OF VISION
  Isaiah 22:1, 5

• See TOPHET

• Job 40:15

• An Adullamite
  Genesis 38:1, 12

• Called HURAM, king of Tyre:

  • Builds a house for David
    2Samuel 5:11; 1Chronicles 14:1; 2Chronicles 2:3

  • Helps Solomon in building the temple
    1Kings 5; 2Chronicles 2:3-16

  • Dissatisfied with the cities given to him by Solomon
    1Kings 9:11-13

  • Makes presents of gold and sailors to Solomon
    1Kings 9:14, 26-28; 10:11

• Called HURAM, an artificer sent by King Hiram to execute the artistic work of the interior of the temple
  1Kings 7:13-45; 2Chronicles 2:13; 4:11-16

• Not to be oppressed
  Malachi 3:5

• See SERVANT

• General references
  Job 8:8-10

• See BOOKS,  ISRAEL, HISTORY OF,  JESUS, HISTORY OF

• Law concerning hired property
  Exodus 22:14, 15

• See WAGES ,  EMPLOYER,  MASTER,  SERVANT

• A tribe of Canaanites.

• The children of Heth
  Genesis 10:15; 23:10

• Sell a burying ground to Abraham
  Genesis 23

• Esau intermarries with
  Genesis 26:34; 36:2

• Dwelling place of
  Genesis 23:17-20; Numbers 13:29; Joshua 1:4; Judges 1:26

• Their land given to the Israelites
  Exodus 3:8; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 1:4

• Conquered by Joshua
  Joshua 9:1, 2; 10; 11; 12; 24:11

• Intermarry with the Israelites
  Judges 3:5-7; Ezra 9:1

• Solomon interrmarries with
  1Kings 11:1; 2Chronicles 8:7, 8

• Pay tribute to Solomon
  1Kings 9:20, 21

• Retain their own kings
  1Kings 10:29; 2Kings 7:6; 2Chronicles 1:17

• Officers from, in David's army
  1Samuel 26:6; 2Samuel 11:3; 23:39

• A tribe of Canaanites
  Genesis 10:17; 1Chronicles 1:15

• Shechemites and Gibeonites were families of
  Genesis 34:2; Joshua 9:7; 11:19

• Esau intermarries with
  Genesis 26:34; 36:2

• Dwelling place of
  Joshua 11:3; Judges 3:3; 2Samuel 24:7

• Their land given to the Israelites
  Exodus 23:23, 28; Deuteronomy 20:17; Judges 3:5

• Conquered by Joshua
  Joshua 9:1; 12:8; 24:11

• Pay tribute to Solomon
  1Kings 9:21; 2Chronicles 8:8

• An ancestor of Zephaniah
  Zephaniah 1:1

• Probably identical with HEZEKIAH, the exile.

• Son of Raguel
  Numbers 10:29; Judges 4:11

• A place north of Damascus
  Genesis 14:15

• A son of Zophah
  1Chronicles 7:37

• Son of Elioenai
  1Chronicles 3:24

• A chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh, whose inheritance was east of the Jordan River
  1Chronicles 5:24

• A Benjamite
  1Chronicles 9:7

• A Levite
  Ezra 2:40

• Wife of Shaharaim
  1Chronicles 8:9

• A Levite
  Nehemiah 7:43

• Also called HODIJAH.

• Wife of Ezra
  1Chronicles 4:19

• A Levite
  Nehemiah 8:7; 9:5; 10:10, 13

• An Israelitish chief
  Nehemiah 10:18

• A daughter of Zelophehad
  Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3

• King of Hebron
  Joshua 10:3

• For rest

  • See SABBATH

• One year in seven
  Leviticus 25:2-7

  • See JUBILEE

• General references
  Genesis 17:1; 35:2; Exodus 19:6; 22:31; 28:36; 39:30; Leviticus 10:8-10; 11:44, 45, 47; 19:2; 20:7, 26; Deuteronomy 13:17; 14:2; 18:13; 26:19; 28:9; 30:2, 10; Joshua 7:12, 13; Job 5:24; 28:28; 36:21; Psalm 4:4; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 32:2; 37:27; 68:13; 73:1; 85:13; 94:15; 97:10; 119:1-3; Proverbs 11:23; 12:5; 21:8, 16:17; 15, 29; 22:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1; 26:2, Isaiah 4:3; 8, 9; 32:17; 35:8; 51:7; 52:1, 11; 57:2; 60:1, 21; 61:3, 9-11; Micah 6:8; Zephaniah 2:3; Zechariah 8:3; 14:20, 21; Matthew 5:6, 8, 29, 30, 48; 12:33; Mark 9:49, 50; Luke 1:74, 75; 6:45; John 1:47; 4:14; 5:14; 6:35; 15:19; 17:23; Acts 24:16; Romans 2:28, 29; 6:1-23; 8:1, 7:4, 6; 4, 12; 12:1, 11:16; 2, 9; 13:12-14; 14:17; 16:19; 1Corinthians 3:16, 17; 6:12, 13, 5:7; 19, 20; 7:23; 8:12; 10:21, 31, 32; 12:31; 15:34; 2Corinthians 6:14-17; 7:1; 10:3, 5; 11:2; 13:7, 8; Galatians 2:17; 5:22-25; Ephesians 1:4, 6:15; 13, 14; 2:21, 22; 5:1, 4:20-24; 3, 8-11; Philippians 1:10, 11; 2:15; 4:8; Colossians 1:22; 3:5-10, 12-15; 1Thessalonians 2:12; 4:3, 3:13; 5:5, 4, 7; 22, 23; 2Thessalonians 2:13; 1Timothy 1:5; 4:8, 12; 6:6, 5:22; 2Timothy 2:16, 17, 19, 11, 12; 21, 22; 3:17; 2:9, Titus 1:15; 10, 12; Hebrews 4:3, 9; 12:1, 10, 10:22; 14, 15; 13:9; James 1:21, 27; 3:17; 4:4; 2:1, 5, 9, 11, 1Peter 1:14-16; 12, 24; 4:1, 2, 3:11; 6, 7; 3:11, 2Peter 1:2-8; 12, 14; 2:1, 1John 1:6, 7; 5, 29; 5:4, 5, 3:3, 6-10; 18, 21; 2John 1:4; 3John 1:11; Revelation 14:4, 5; 18:4; 19:8

• See DESIRE, SPIRITUAL,  GOD, HOLINESS OF,  RIGHTEOUSNESS,  SANCTIFICATION,  SINLESSNESS

• A tree
  Isaiah 44:14

• See HOLIDAY

• See TABERNACLE,  TEMPLE

• HOLY SPIRIT is listed on a separate page

• Refused:

  • By Peter
    Acts 10:26

  • By Paul and Barnabas
    Acts 14:11-18

  • By the angel seen by John in his vision
    Revelation 19:10; 22:8, 9

  • See WORSHIP

• Rendered to kings
  1Kings 1:16, 23, 31

• Princes
  Esther 3:2, 5

• Also called HEMAN, an Edomite
  Genesis 36:22; 1Chronicles 1:39

• See FAMILY

• A measure.

• See MEASURE

• Mortgaged
  Nehemiah 5:3

• When alienable, and when inalienable
  Leviticus 25:25-34

• See LANDS

• HOMICIDE is listed on a separate page

• General references
  Leviticus 19:35, 36; Deuteronomy 16:20; 25:13-16; Job 27:6; Psalm 7:3, 4; 15:5; 24:4; Proverbs 4:25; 11:1; 12:22; 16:11; 20:10, 23; Isaiah 33:15, 16; Ezekiel 45:10; Matthew 7:12; Mark 10:19; Luke 3:12, 13; 6:31; Acts 24:16; 2Corinthians 4:1, 2; 7:2; 8:21; Philippians 4:8; Colossians 3:22; 1Thessalonians 4:11, 12; Hebrews 13:18; 1Peter 2:12

• Instances of:

  • Jacob, returning money which had been placed in the sacks
    Genesis 43:12

  • The overseers of the temple repairs
    2Kings 12:15; 22:4-7

  • Treasurers of the temple
    Nehemiah 13:13

  • See INTEGRITY,  RIGHTEOUSNESS,   DISHONESTY

• General references
  Exodus 16:31; 2Samuel 17:29; Proverbs 25:27; Song of Solomon 4:11; Isaiah 7:15; Matthew 3:4; Luke 24:42

• Not to be offered with sacrifices
  Leviticus 2:11

• Found in rocks
  Deuteronomy 32:13; Psalm 81:16

• Found upon the ground
  1Samuel 14:25

• Samson's riddle concerning
  Judges 14:14

• Sent as a present by Jacob to Egypt
  Genesis 43:11

• Plentiful in Palestine
  Exodus 3:8; Leviticus 20:24; Deuteronomy 8:8; Ezekiel 20:6

• Abundant in Assyria
  2Kings 18:32

• An article of merchandise from Palestine
  Ezekiel 27:17

• General references
  Isaiah 3:23

• See DRESS

• Parting of, one of the physical marks used for distinguishing ceremonially clean and unclean animals
  Leviticus 11:3-8; Deuteronomy 14:3-8

• For tabernacle:

  • Made of gold
    Exodus 26:32, 37, 36:36

  • Made of silver
    Exodus 27:10; 38:10-12, 19

• In the temple, seen in Ezekiel's vision
  Ezekiel 40:43

• Used for catching fish
  Ezekiel 29:4

• For pruning
  Isaiah 2:4; 18:5; Joel 3:10

  • See FLESHHOOKS

• Figurative
  Ezekiel 38:4

• General references
  Psalm 9:18; 16:9; 31:24; 33:18, 22; 38:15; 39:7; 43:5; 71:5, 14; 119:74, 81, 78:5-7; 116, 166; 130:7; 146:5; Proverbs 10:28; 13:12; 14:32; 23:18; 24:14; Isaiah 38:18; Lamentations 3:21, Jeremiah 17:7; 24, 26; Hosea 2:15; Joel 3:16; Zechariah 9:12; Acts 23:6; 24:14, 15; 26:7, 8; 28:20; Romans 4:18; 5:2-5; 8:24, 25; 12:12; 15:4, 13; 1Corinthians 13:13; 15:19; 2Corinthians 3:12; Galatians 5:5; Ephesians 1:18; 4:4; 6:17; Philippians 1:20; Colossians 1:5, 23, 27; 1Thessalonians 1:3; 5:8; 2Thessalonians 2:16; 1Timothy 1:1; Titus 1:2; 2:13; 3:7; 6:11, Hebrews 3:6; 18, 19; 1Peter 1:3, 11:1; 13, 21; 3:15; 1John 3:3

  • See FAITH

• Of the wicked
  Job 8:13; 11:20; 27:8; 31:24, 28; Proverbs 10:28; Zechariah 9:5; Ephesians 2:12

• Son of Eli
  1Samuel 1:3

• Sin of
  1Samuel 2:12-36; 3:11-14

• Death of
  1Samuel 4:4, 11, 17

• The mountain upon which Aaron died
  Numbers 20:22-29; 21:4; 33:38, 39; 34:7, 8; Deuteronomy 32:50

• King of Gezer
  Joshua 10:33

• A range of mountains of which Mount Sinai is the most prominent
  Exodus 3:1; 17:6; Deuteronomy 1:2, 33:6; 6, 19; 4:10, 15; 5:2; 9:8; 29:1; 1Kings 8:9; 19:8; 2Chronicles 5:10; Psalm 106:19; Malachi 4:4

• See SINAI

• A fortification in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali
  Joshua 19:38

• One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness
  Numbers 33:32, 33

• Son of Lotan
  Genesis 36:22, 30; 1Chronicles 1:39

• A Simeonite
  Numbers 13:5

• A city southwest of the Dead Sea
  Numbers 14:45; 21:1-3; Deuteronomy 1:44

• Captured by the tribes of Judah and Simeon
  Judges 1:17; Joshua 12:14

• Allotted to the tribe of Simeon
  Joshua 19:4; 1Chronicles 4:30

• Within the territory allotted to Judah
  Joshua 15:30; 1Samuel 30:30

• Used to containi the anointing oil
  1Samuel 16:1; 1Kings 1:39

• Used for a trumpet

  • See TRUMPET

• Figurative:

  • Of divine protection
    2Samuel 22:3

  • Of power
    1Kings 22:11; Psalm 89:24; 92:10; 132:17

• Symbolic
  Daniel 7:7-24; 8:3-9, 20; Amos 6:13; Micah 4:13; Habakkuk 3:4; Zechariah 1:18-21; Revelation 5:6; 12:3; 13:1, 11; 17:3-16

• Horns of the altar

  • See ALTAR

• Or wasp
  Exodus 23:28; Deuteronomy 7:20; Joshua 24:12

• A town of Moab
  Jeremiah 48:3, Isaiah 15:5; 5, 34

• Sanballat, the
  Nehemiah 2:10

• Description of:

  • Great strength
    Job 39:19-25

  • Swifter than eagles
    Jeremiah 4:13

  • Snorting and neighing of
    Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 8:16

  • A vain thing for safety
    Psalm 33:17; Proverbs 21:31

• Used by, in war:

  • The Egyptians
    Exodus 14:9; 15:19

  • The Israelites
    1Kings 22:4

• Used for cavalry
  2Kings 18:23; Jeremiah 47:3; 51:21

• Egypt famous for
  Isaiah 31:1

• Forbidden to the kings of Israel
  Deuteronomy 17:16

• Hamstrung by:

  • Joshua
    Joshua 11:6, 9

  • David
    2Samuel 8:4

• Israel reproved for keeping
  Isaiah 2:7; 31:1; Ezekiel 17:15; Hosea 14:3

• Exported:

  • From Egypt
    1Kings 10:28, 29; 2Chronicles 9:25, 28

  • From Babylon
    Ezra 2:66; Nehemiah 7:68

• Bits for
  James 3:3

• Bells for
  Zechariah 14:20

• Harness for
  Jeremiah 46:4

• Color of
  Zechariah 1:8

• Commerce in
  Revelation 18:13

• Dedicated to religious uses
  2Kings 23:11

• Symbolic
  Zechariah 1:8; Revelation 6:2-8; 9:17; 19:11-21

• General references
  Proverbs 30:15

• Encouraged
  Leviticus 19:23-25; Deuteronomy 20:19, 20

• See AGRICULTURE ,  GRAFTING,   PRUNING

• A city in the territory of the tribe of Asher
  Joshua 19:29

• A Levite
  1Chronicles 16:38; 26:10, 11

• A form of Jewish acclamation
  Matthew 21:9, 15; Mark 11:9, 10; John 12:13

• One of the minor prophets.

• Called OSEE
  Romans 9:25

• See book of Hosea
  Hosea 1

• One of the returned exiles
  Nehemiah 12:32

• A distinguished Jewish captive
  Jeremiah 42:1; 43:2

• Son of Jeconiah, king of Judah
  1Chronicles 3:18

• Also called OSHEA, the original name of Joshua
  Numbers 13:8, 16; Deuteronomy 32:44

• A chief of Ephraim
  1Chronicles 27:20

• King of Israel:

  • Assassinates Pekah and usurps the throne
    2Kings 15:30

  • The evil reign of
    2Kings 17:1, 2

  • Becomes subject to Assyria
    2Kings 17:3

  • Conspires against Assyria and is imprisoned
    2Kings 17:4

  • Last king of Israel
    2Kings 17:6; 18:9-12; Hosea 10:3, 7

• A Jewish exile
  Nehemiah 10:23

• General references
  Exodus 22:21; Leviticus 19:10, 23:9; 33, 34; 24:22; Deuteronomy 10:18, 19; 26:12, 13; 27:19; Proverbs 9:1-5; 23:6-8; Isaiah 58:6, 7; Matthew 22:2-10; 25:34-46; Luke 14:12-14; Romans 12:13; 16:1, 2; 1Timothy 3:2; 5:10; Titus 1:7, 8; Hebrews 13:2; 1Peter 4:9, 11; 3John 1:5-8

  • See GUEST ,  STRANGERS

• Instances of:

  • Pharaoh to Abraham
    Genesis 12:16

  • Melchizedek to Abraham
    Genesis 14:18

  • Abraham to the angels
    Genesis 18:1-8

  • Lot to the angel
    Genesis 19:1-11

  • Abimelech to Abraham
    Genesis 20:14, 15

  • Sons of Heth to Abraham
    Genesis 23:6, 11

  • Laban to Abraham's servant
    Genesis 24:31

  • To Jacob
    Genesis 29:13, 14

  • Isaac to Abimelech
    Genesis 26:30

  • Joseph to his brothers
    Genesis 43:31-34

  • Pharaoh to Jacob
    Genesis 45:16-20; 47:7-12

  • Jethro to Moses
    Exodus 2:20

  • Rahab to the spies
    Joshua 2:1-16

  • Man of Gibeah to the Levite
    Judges 19:16-21

  • Pharaoh to Hadad
    1Kings 11:17, 22

  • David to Mephibosheth
    2Samuel 9:7-13

  • The widow of Zarephath to Elijah
    1Kings 17:10-24

  • The Shunammite woman to Elisha
    2Kings 4:8

  • Elisha to the Syrian spies
    2Kings 6:22

  • Job to strangers
    Job 31:32

  • Martha to Jesus
    Luke 10:38; John 12:1, 2

  • Pharisees to Jesus
    Luke 11:37, 38

  • Zacchaeus to Jesus
    Luke 19:1-10

  • Simon the tanner to Peter
    Acts 10:6, 23

  • Lydia to Paul and Silas
    Acts 16:15

  • Publius to Paul
    Acts 28:2

  • Phoebe to Paul
    Romans 16:2

  • Onesiphorus to Paul
    2Timothy 1:16

  • Of Gaius
    3John 1:5-8

• Rewarded, instances of:

  • Rahab's
    Joshua 6:17, 22-25

  • Widow of Zarephath's
    1Kings 17:10-24

  • See FEASTS,  STRANGERS

• General references
  2Kings 14:14; 2Chronicles 25:24

• Son of Heber
  1Chronicles 7:32

• An Aroerite
  1Chronicles 11:44

• Son of Heman
  1Chronicles 25:4, 28

• General references
  Genesis 36:24

• Of horses
  Joshua 11:6, 9; 2Samuel 8:4; 1Chronicles 18:4

• A division of time.

• Twelve, in the day
  John 11:9; Matthew 20:3-12; 27:45, 46

• In the night
  Acts 23:23

• Symbolic
  Revelation 8:1; 9:15

• Built of:

  • Stone
    Leviticus 14:40-45; Isaiah 9:10; Amos 5:11

  • Brick
    Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:11-14; Isaiah 9:10

  • Wood
    Song of Solomon 1:17; Isaiah 9:10

• Built into city walls
  Joshua 2:15

• Used for worship
  Acts 1:13, 14; 12:12; Romans 16:5; 1Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 1:2

• "A man's castle"
  Deuteronomy 24:10, 11

• Architecture of:

  • Foundations of stone

    • General references
      1Kings 5:17; 7:9; Ezra 6:3; Jeremiah 51:26

    • Figurative
      Psalm 87:1; Isaiah 28:16; 48:13; Romans 15:20; 1Corinthians 3:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1Timothy 6:19; Hebrews 6:1; Revelation 21:14

  • Cornerstone

    • General references
      Job 38:6; Psalm 144:12

    • Figurative
      Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16; Ephesians 2:20; 1Peter 2:6

  • Porches
    Judges 3:23; 1Kings 7:6, 7

  • Courts
    Esther 1:5

  • Summer apartment
    Judges 3:20; with Amos 3:15; 1Kings 17:19

  • Inner chamber
    1Kings 22:25

  • Chambers
    Genesis 43:30; 2Samuel 18:33; 2Kings 1:2; 4:10; Acts 1:13; 9:37; 20:8

  • Guest chamber
    Mark 14:14

  • Pillars
    Proverbs 9:1

  • With courts
    Nehemiah 8:16

  • Lattice
    Judges 5:28

  • Windows
    Judges 5:28; Proverbs 7:6

  • Ceiled and plastered
    Daniel 5:5

  • Hinges
    Proverbs 26:14

  • Roofs:

    • Flat
      Joshua 2:6; Judges 16:27; 1Samuel 9:25; 2Samuel 11:2; 16:22; Isaiah 15:3; 22:1; Matthew 24:17; Luke 12:3

    • Battlements required in Mosaic law
      Deuteronomy 22:8

    • Prayer on
      Acts 10:9

    • Altars on
      2Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; 32:29; Zephaniah 1:5

    • Booths on
      Nehemiah 8:16

    • Used as place to sleep
      Joshua 2:8; Acts 10:9

    • Used as dwelling place
      Proverbs 21:9; 25:24

  • Painted
    Jeremiah 22:14; Ezekiel 8:10, 12

  • Chimneys of
    Hosea 13:3

  • Texts of Scripture on doorposts of
    Deuteronomy 6:9

  • Laws regarding sale of
    Leviticus 25:29-33; Nehemiah 5:3

  • Dedicated
    Deuteronomy 20:5; Psalm 30

• Figurative
  2Samuel 7:18; Psalm 23:6; 36:8; John 14:2; 2Corinthians 5:1; 1Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:2

• A place of prayer
  Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46

• Holy
  Ecclesiastes 5:1; Isaiah 62:9; Ezekiel 43:12; 1Corinthians 3:17

• See SYNAGOGUE ,   TABERNACLE,   TEMPLE

• A place on the boundary line of the tribe of Naphtali
  Joshua 19:34

• See HELKATH

• Son of Aram
  Genesis 10:23; 1Chronicles 1:17

• A prophetess who foretells the destruction of Jerusalem
  2Kings 22:14-20; 2Chronicles 34:22-28

• See OFFERING, HUMAN

• Enjoined
  Leviticus 16:29-31; 23:26-32; Ezra 8:21-23; 2Chronicles 7:14

• See FASTING,   HUMILITY

• General references
  Deuteronomy 9:4-29; 15:15; 32:7; Job 5:11; 22:29; 25:5, 6; Psalm 9:12; 10:17; 22:6, 26; 25:9; 37:11; 69:32; 86:1; 131:1, 2; 138:6; 147:6; Proverbs 3:34; 10:8; 11:2; 12:15; 15:33; 16:19; 18:12; 22:4; 25:6, 7; 27:2; 29:23; 30:32; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Isaiah 29:19; 51:1; 57:15; 66:2; Jeremiah 45:5; Ezekiel 16:63; Micah 6:8; Zephaniah 3:11, 12; Matthew 5:3; 11:29; 18:2-4; 20:26, 27; 23:12; Mark 9:33-37; 10:43, 44; Luke 1:52; 9:46-48; 10:21; 14:10, 11; 17:10; 18:13, 14; 22:24-27; Romans 11:18, John 13:14-16; 12:3, 20, 25; 10, 16; 1Corinthians 1:28, 29; 2:1-3; 3:18; 10:12; 13:4; 2Corinthians 11:30; 12:5-12; Galatians 5:26; 6:14; Ephesians 4:2; 5:21; Philippians 2:3-11; Colossians 3:12; James 1:9, 10, 19; 3:1; 1Peter 5:3, 4:6, 10; 5, 6

• Exemplified
  Genesis 18:27, 32; 32:10; 41:16; Exodus 3:11; 4:10; 2Samuel 7:18, 19; 1Kings 3:7; 1Chronicles 17:17; 29:14; 2Chronicles 1:10; 2:6; Ezra 9:13; Job 7:17, 18; 9:14, 15; 10:15; 33:6; 40:4, 5; 42:4-6; Psalm 8:3, 4; 73:22; 131:1, 2; 141:5; 144:3, 4; Proverbs 30:2, 3; Isaiah 6:5; 38:15; Jeremiah 1:6; 10:23, 24; Daniel 2:30; Matthew 3:14; 8:8; 15:27; 25:37-40; Luke 7:6, 7; John 1:27; 3:29, 30; Acts 3:12; Romans 7:18; 1Corinthians 15:9, 10; 2Corinthians 3:5; 12:7; Ephesians 3:8; Philippians 3:12, 13; 4:12; 1Timothy 1:15; Revelation 4:10

• Instances of:

  • Joseph
    Genesis 41:16

  • David
    1Samuel 18:18-23; 24:14; 26:20; 2Samuel 7:18-29; 1Chronicles 17:16-27

  • Mephibosheth
    2Samuel 9:8

  • Ahab
    1Kings 21:29

  • Josiah
    2Chronicles 34:27

  • Elihu
    Job 32:4-7

  • Isaiah
    Isaiah 6:5

  • Elizabeth
    Luke 1:43

  • John the Baptist
    Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16

  • Cornelius
    Acts 10:33

  • Paul
    Romans 1:12; 16:7

  • Peter
    Luke 5:8; 1Peter 5:1

  • John
    Revelation 1:9

• A city of the territory of the tribe of Judah
  Joshua 15:54

• Of Jesus
  Matthew 4:2-4; 21:18; Mark 11:12; Luke 4:2-4; John 4:8

• A stimulus to work
  Proverbs 16:26

• No hunger in heaven
  Revelation 7:16, 17

  • See FAMINE

• Spiritual

  • General references
    Proverbs 2:3-5; Isaiah 55:1, 2; Amos 8:11-13; Matthew 5:6; Luke 6:21; 1Peter 2:2

  • See DESIRE, SPIRITUAL,   THIRST

• Authorized in the Mosaic law
  Leviticus 17:13

• By Nimrod
  Genesis 10:9

• By Esau
  Genesis 27:3, 5, 30, 33

• By Ishmael
  Genesis 21:20

• Of lion
  Job 10:16

• Fowling
  1Samuel 26:20; Psalm 140:5; 141:9, 10; Proverbs 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Lamentations 3:52; Amos 3:5

• Figurative
  Jeremiah 16:16

• A Benjamite
  Numbers 26:39

• A priest
  1Chronicles 24:13

• A Benjamite
  Genesis 46:21; 1Chronicles 7:12, 15

• An Israelite who assisted in supporting Moses' hands during battle
  Exodus 17:10, 12; 24:14

• A son of Caleb
  Exodus 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1Chronicles 2:19, 20; 2Chronicles 1:5

• A king of Midian
  Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21

• Called Ben Hur, an officer of Solomon's commissary, margin
  1Kings 4:8

• Father of Caleb
  1Chronicles 2:50; 4:4

• A son of Judah
  1Chronicles 4:1

• A ruler
  Nehemiah 3:9

• One of David's guards
  1Chronicles 11:32

• Son of Bela
  1Chronicles 8:5

• King of Tyre

  • See HIRAM

• Father of Abihail
  1Chronicles 5:14

• General references
  Genesis 2:23, 24; Numbers 5:11-31; Deuteronomy 22:13-21; 24:5; Proverbs 5:15-19; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Malachi 2:14-16; Matthew 19:5; 1Corinthians 7:3, 5, 14, Mark 10:7; 16, 33; 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33; Colossians 3:18, 19; 1Timothy 5:8; 1Peter 3:7

• Faithful, instances of:

  • Isaac
    Genesis 24:67

  • Joseph
    Matthew 1:19

• Ahasuerus, unreasonable and oppressive
  Esther 1:10-22

• Figurative
  Isaiah 54:5, 6; Jeremiah 3:14; 31:32; Hosea 2:19, 20

• An agriculturist
  Matthew 21:33-46; Mark 12:1-9; John 15:1; 1Corinthians 3:9

• See AGRICULTURE

• See HUSBANDMAN,   AGRICULTURE , ANIMALS

• Son of Ezer
  1Chronicles 4:4

• Probably called SHUAH
  1Chronicles 4:11

• David's friend
  2Samuel 15:32-37; 16:16-19; 17; 1Chronicles 27:33

• A Temanite
  Genesis 36:34, 35; 1Chronicles 1:45, 46

• Son of Dan
  Genesis 46:23

• Called SHUHAM
  Numbers 26:42

• A Benjamite
  1Chronicles 7:12

• Wife of Shaharaim
  1Chronicles 8:8, 11

• A pod
  Numbers 6:4; 2Kings 4:42

• Eaten by the prodigal son
  Luke 15:16

• See UZ

• Probably a region east of the Tigris
  Nahum 2:7

• Forbidden
  Leviticus 19:19

• General references
  1Corinthians 6:18; 9:25

• See SANITATION

• A false teacher
  1Timothy 1:20; 2Timothy 2:17

• See PSALMS ,  SONG

• General references
  Job 8:13-15; 15:31, 13:16; 33, 34; 17:8; 20:4-18; 27:8-10, 13-18; 31:33, 34; 34:30; 36:13, 14; Psalm 5:9; 50:16, 17; 55:12-14, 20, 52:4; 21, 23; 101:7; Proverbs 7:10-21; 11:9; 14:8; 15:8; 20:14; 21:27; 23:6-8; 26:18, 25:19; 19, 23-26; Isaiah 1:11-15; 9:17; 29:13, 10:6; 15, 16; 32:5, 6; 33:14; 48:1, 2; 58:2-5; 61:8; 65:5; 66:3-5; Jeremiah 3:10, 11; 5:2; 6:20; 7:4, 8-10; 9:4, 8; 12:2; 17:9; 42:20-22; Lamentations 1:2; Ezekiel 5:11; 14:4, 7, 8; 20:39; 33:30-32; Hosea 6:4; 8:2, 7:14, 16; 3, 13; 9:4; 10:1, 4; 11:12; Amos 5:21-27; Obadiah 1:7; Micah 3:11; 7:5; Zechariah 7:5, 6; 13:6; Malachi 1:6-14; 2:13; 3:14; 6:1, 2, 5, Matthew 3:7, 8; 16, 24; 7:5, 15, 21-23; 9:13; 16:3, 15:7-9; 6, 12; 21:28-32; 22:12, 13, 18; 23:2-33; 24:50, 51; 25:3, 41-45; Mark 7:6-8; 8:15; 9:50; 12:38-40; Luke 6:46; 8:18; 12:1, 11:39-52; 2, 54-56; 13:13-17, 26, 27; 14:34, 35; 16:13, 15; 18:11, 12; 20:46, 47; 21:16; John 6:26, 70; 7:19; 15:2, 6; 2:1, Romans 1:18; 3, 17-29; 9:6, 7; 16:18; 1Corinthians 13:1; 2Corinthians 4:2; 5:12; Galatians 6:3; Philippians 3:2, 18, 19; 1Timothy 4:2; 2Timothy 3:5, 13; James 1:8, Titus 1:16; 22-24, 26; 2:14-26; 3:17; 4:8; 2Peter 2:1-3, 1Peter 2:1, 16; 17, 19; 1John 1:6, 10; 2:4, 9, 19; 4:20; Jude 1:12, 13; Revelation 2:9; 3:1, 9

  • See DECEIT,   DECEPTION

• Instances of:

  • Jacob, in impersonating Esau and deceiving his father
    Genesis 27

  • Jacob's sons, in deceiving their father concerning Joseph
    Genesis 37:29-35

  • Joseph's deceiving his brothers
    Genesis 42; 43; 44

  • Pharaoh
    Exodus 8:15, 28, 29, 32; 9:27-35; 10:8-29

  • Balaam
    Jude 1:11; Numbers 22; 23; 24

  • Delilah, the wife of Samson
    Judges 16

  • Jael
    Judges 4:8-21

  • Ehud
    Judges 3:15-25

  • Rabshakeh
    2Kings 18:17-37

  • Ahaz
    Isaiah 7:12 with Isaiah 7:17-25

  • Johanan
    Jeremiah 42:1-12, 20, 22

  • Ishmael
    Jeremiah 41:6, 7

  • The false prophets
    Ezekiel 13:1-23

  • Herod
    Matthew 2:8

  • Judas
    Matthew 26:25, 48; John 12:5, 6

  • Pilate
    Matthew 27:24

  • The Pharisees
    Matthew 15:1-9; 22:18; Mark 12:13, 14; John 8:4-9; 9:24; 19:15

  • The ruler
    Luke 13:14-17

  • Spies sent to entrap Jesus
    Luke 20:21

  • Priests and Levites
    Luke 10:31, 32

  • Chief priests
    John 18:28

  • Ananias and Sapphira
    Acts 5:1-10

  • Simon Magus
    Acts 8:18-23

  • Peter and other Christians at Antioch
    Galatians 2:11-14

  • Judaizing Christians in Galatia
    Galatians 6:13

  • False teachers at Ephesus
    Revelation 2:2

  • See CONSPIRACY, TREACHERY

• An indigenous plant to western Asia and northern Africa
  1Kings 4:33

• The Israelites used:

  • In sprinkling the blood of the paschal lamb upon the lintels of their doors
    Exodus 12:22

  • In sprinkling blood in purifications
    Leviticus 14:4, 6, 51, 52; Hebrews 9:19

• Used in the sacrifices of separation
  Numbers 19:6

• Used in giving Jesus vinegar on the cross
  John 19:29

• Figurative of spiritual cleansing
  Psalm 51:7