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POLYGAMY to PROSELYTE

• Forbidden
  Deuteronomy 17:17; Leviticus 18:18; Malachi 2:14, 15; Matthew 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1Timothy 3:2, 12; Titus 1:6

• Authorized
  2Samuel 12:8

• Tolerated
  Exodus 21:10; 1Samuel 1:2; 2Chronicles 24:3

• Practiced:

  • General references
    Job 27:15

  • By Lamech
    Genesis 4:19

  • By Abraham
    Genesis 16

  • By Esau
    Genesis 26:34; 28:9

  • By Jacob
    Genesis 29:30

• Practiced:

  • By Ashur
    1Chronicles 4:5

  • By Gideon
    Judges 8:30

  • By Elkanah
    1Samuel 1:2

  • By David
    1Samuel 25:39-44; 2Samuel 3:2-5; 5:13; 1Chronicles 14:3

  • By Solomon
    1Kings 11:1-8

  • By Rehoboam
    2Chronicles 11:18-23

  • By Abijah
    2Chronicles 13:21

  • By Jehoram
    2Chronicles 21:14

  • By Joash
    2Chronicles 24:3

  • By Ahab
    2Kings 10

  • By Jehoiachin
    2Kings 24:15

  • By Belshazzar
    Daniel 5:2; 1Chronicles 2-8

  • By Hosea
    Hosea 3:1-2

• Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
  Deuteronomy 21:15-17

• Sought by women
  Isaiah 4:1

• The evil effects of:

  • Husband's favoritism in:

    • General references
      Deuteronomy 21:15-17

    • Jacob's
      Genesis 29:30; 30:15

    • Elkanah's
      1Samuel 1:5

    • Rehoboam's
      2Chronicles 11:21

  • Domestic unhappiness

    • In Abraham's family
      Genesis 16; 21:9-16

    • In Jacob's family
      Genesis 29:30-34; 30:1-23

    • In Elkanah's family
      1Samuel 1:4-7

  • With Solomon
    1Kings 11:4-8

    • See CONCUBINAGE,  MARRIAGE

• General references
  Genesis 31:19; 35:2, 4; Joshua 24:2, 23; Judges 2:13; 3:7; 10:16; 17:5; Jeremiah 2:28; 11:13; Daniel 4:8; 1Corinthians 8:5

• A fruit.

• Abounded in the land of Canaan
  1Samuel 14:2

• Brought by the spies to show the fruitfulness of the land of Canaan
  Numbers 13:23

• Figures of the fruits of:

  • Embroidered on the ephod
    Exodus 28:33, 34; 39:24

  • Carved on the pillars of the temple
    1Kings 7:18, 20, 42; Jeremiah 52:22, 23

• Wine made of
  Song of Solomon 8:2

• See PILATE

• A province of Asia Minor
  Acts 2:9; 1Peter 1:1

• Aquila lived in
  Acts 18:2

• Of Samaria
  1Kings 22:38

• Of Jerusalem:

  • Upper pool
    2Kings 18:17; Isaiah 36:2

  • Lower pool
    Isaiah 22:9

• Siloah (Siloam)
  Nehemiah 3:15; John 9:7, 11

• Of Heshbon
  Song of Solomon 7:4

• Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich people
  Exodus 30:15

• Inexpensive offerings of people who have very little money
  Leviticus 5:7; 12:8; 14:21, 22

  • See ALMS,  BENEFICENCE,  LIBERALITY,  ORPHANS,  POVERTY,  WIDOWS,  RICH,   RICHES

• Unclassified scriptures relating to
  Exodus 23:3, 6; Leviticus 19:15; 1Samuel 2:7; Nehemiah 8:10, 12; Job 29:11-13, 15, 16; 30:25; 31:15-22; 34:19; Psalm 37:16; 82:3, 4; 109:16; 13:7, Proverbs 10:15; 14:20, 8, 23; 21, 31; 18:23; 19:1, 4, 7, 17, 22; 20:13; 21:13; 22:2, 9; 28:6, 8, 23:21; 11, 19; 29:14; Ecclesiastes 4:6, 13; 6:8; 9:15, 16; Jeremiah 22:16; Ezekiel 16:49; Matthew 25:42, 45; 26:11; Mark 12:43, 44; 14:7; Luke 6:30-35; 16:20, 21; John 12:6; James 1:9, 10

• Duty to
  Exodus 22:25-27; 23:11; Leviticus 19:9, 10; 23:22; 25:25-28, 35-37, 39-43; Deuteronomy 14:28, 29; 15:2-14; 24:12-21; 26:12, 13; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 37:21, 26; 112:4, 41:1-3; 5, 9; Proverbs 28:27; 29:7; 31:9, 20; Isaiah 1:17; 16:3, 4; Ezekiel 18:7, 58:7, 10; 16, 17; Daniel 4:27; Zechariah 7:10; Matthew 5:42; 19:21; 25:35, 36; Mark 14:7; Luke 3:11; 6:30; 11:41; 12:33; 14:12-14; 18:22; 19:8; Acts 20:35; Romans 12:8, 13, 20; 1Corinthians 13:3; 16:1, 2; 2Corinthians 6:10; 9:5-7; 8:9; Galatians 2:10; 6:10; 1Timothy 5:9, Ephesians 4:28; 10, 16; Hebrews 13:3; James 1:27; 2:2-9, 15, 16; 5:4; 1John 3:17-19

• Figurative:

  • Poor in spirit
    Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20; Isaiah 66:2
    

  • See CREDITOR,   DEBTOR,  EMPLOYEE,  EMPLOYER,  SERVANTS,  WAGES

• God's care of

  • General references
    1Samuel 2:7; Job 5:15, 16; 34:18, 31:15; 19, 28; 36:6, 15; Psalm 9:18; 10:14; 12:5; 14:6; 34:6; 35:10; 68:10; 72:2, 69:33; 4, 12-14; 74:21; 107:9, 102:17; 36, 41; 109:31; 113:7, 8; 132:15; 140:12; Proverbs 22:2, 146:5, 7; 22, 23; 29:13; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Isaiah 11:4; 14:30, 32; 25:4; 29:19; 41:17; Jeremiah 20:13; Zephaniah 3:12; Zechariah 11:7; Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:18; 7:22; 16:22; James 2:5
    

  • See GOD, GOODNESS OF,   GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

• Kindness to, instances of

  • To Ruth
    Ruth 2:23

  • By Boaz
    Ruth 2:14-16

  • To the widow of Zarephath
    1Kings 17:12-24

  • Prophet's widow
    2Kings 4:1-7

  • Jews
    Esther 9:22

  • By Job
    Job 29:11-16; 31:16-21, 38-40

  • The Temanites
    Isaiah 21:14

  • Nebuzaradan
    Jeremiah 39:10

  • The Good Samaritan
    Luke 10:33-35

  • Zacchaeus
    Luke 19:8

  • Christian churches
    Acts 6:1; 11:29; Romans 15:25, 26; 2Corinthians 8:1-4

  • Dorcas
    Acts 9:36

  • Cornelius
    Acts 10:2, 4

  • The congregation at Antioch in Syria
    Acts 11:29, 30

  • Paul
    Romans 15:25

  • Churches of Macedonia and Achaia
    Romans 15:26; 2Corinthians 8:1-5

• Oppressions of:

  • General references
    Nehemiah 5:1-13; 22:6, Job 20:19-21; 7, 9-11; 24:4, 7-10; Psalm 10:2, 8-10; 37:14; Proverbs 14:20; 17:5; 19:7; 22:7, 16; 28:3, 15; 30:14; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Isaiah 3:14, 15; 10:1, 2; 32:6, 7; Ezekiel 18:12; 22:29; Amos 2:6-8; 4:1, 2; 5:11, 12; 8:4, 6; Habakkuk 3:14; James 2:6

    • See POOR, DUTY TO

  • Instances of, the widow's son
    2Kings 4:1-7

    • See CREDITOR,  DEBTOR,   SERVANTS,   WAGES

• A tree
  Genesis 30:37; Hosea 4:13

• Laws against
  Exodus 23:2

• See SIN

• Instances of

  • David
    2Samuel 3:36

  • Absalom
    2Samuel 15:2-6, 13

  • Job
    Job 29

• Son of Haman
  Esther 9:8

• See TEMPLE

• See FESTUS

• General references
  Exodus 26:14; 36:19; 39:34

• Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple
  1Chronicles 9:17-32; 2Chronicles 34:13; 35:15

• Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors
  1Chronicles 9:27

• One-third were porters of the temple
  2Chronicles 23:4

• One-third were porters of the king's house
  2Chronicles 23:5

• One-third were porters of the gate of the foundation
  2Chronicles 23:5

• They also served as porters of the gates of the walls
  Nehemiah 12:25

• They served in twenty-four courses
  1Chronicles 26:13-19

• Their posts were determined by lot
  1Chronicles 24:31; 26:13-19

• A bearer of a message
  Job 9:25; Jeremiah 51:31

• Of Hezekiah
  2Chronicles 30:6, 10

• Of Ahasuerus
  Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14

• An officer of Pharaoh. Joseph's master.
  Genesis 37:36; 39:1

• A priest of On. Joseph's father-in-law.
  Genesis 41:45, 50; 46:20

• Fragment of earthenware
  Job 2:8; Isaiah 45:9

• Clay prepared for, by treading
  Isaiah 41:25

• Vessels made of
  Jeremiah 18:3, 4

• Place for manufacture of, outside the wall of Jerusalem, bought as a burying ground for poor people
  Matthew 27:7-10

• Figurative:

  • General references
    Isaiah 64:8; Romans 9:21

  • Of weakness, in the idol in Nebuchadnezzars vision
    Daniel 2:41

• The Hebrew word "maneh" is translated "pound," and is equivalent to almost one pound fourteen ounces
  1Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71-72

• Equivalent to about twelve ounces
  John 12:3

• The Greek word "mina" is translated "pound," and worth approximately nineteen dollars
  Luke 19:13-25

• See MEASURE,  WEIGHTS

• General references
  Proverbs 6:11; 10:15; 15:16; 16:8; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Proverbs 20:13; 23:21; 24:33, 34; 28:19; 30:8, 9

• See POOR, THE

• POWER is listed on a separate page

• PRAISE is listed on a separate page

• PRAYER is listed on a separate page

• General references
  Psalm 5:1-3; 42:8; 109:4; 116:2; Daniel 6:10; Luke 2:37; Acts 6:4; 10:2, 9; Romans 1:9; 12:12; Ephesians 1:15, 16; Colossians 1:9; 1Thessalonians 3:10; 5:17; 1Timothy 5:5; 2Timothy 1:3

• General references
  Job 15:4; 21:14, 15; 27:10; Psalm 14:4; 53:4; 79:6; Isaiah 43:22; 64:7; Jeremiah 10:21, 25; Daniel 9:13; Hosea 7:7; Jonah 1:6; Zephaniah 1:6

• The act of exhorting, prophesying, reproving, teaching.

• Solomon called preacher
  Ecclesiastes 1:1, 12

• Noah called preacher
  2Peter 2:5

• Sitting while
  Matthew 5:1; Luke 4:20; 5:3

• Moses was slow of speech
  Exodus 4:10-12

• Preaching repentance:

  • By John the Baptist
    Matthew 3:2; Mark 1:4, 15; Luke 3:3

  • By Jesus
    Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15

  • By the apostles
    Mark 6:12

• "The Gospel of the Kingdom of God," the subject of Christ's
  Mark 1:14, 15; 2:2; Luke 8:1

• Christ crucified and risen, the burden of Paul's
  Acts 17:3

• Effective:

  • By Azariah
    2Chronicles 15:1-15

  • By Jonah
    Jonah 3

  • By Peter and other apostles
    Acts 2:14-41

  • By Philip
    Acts 8:5-12, 27-38

  • By Paul
    Acts 9:20; 13:16-43

  • See REVIVALS

• Impenitence under:

  • Of Asa
    2Chronicles 16:7-10

  • Of Ahab
    2Chronicles 18:7-26

  • Of the Jews
    Acts 13:46

  • See OBDURACY,  MINISTER,   CALL, PERSONAL

• Unclassified scriptures relating to
  Psalm 8:2; Matthew 11:25, 26; 1Corinthians 1:17, 18, 21, Luke 10:21; 23, 27-29; 2:1-8, 14:1-20, 12, 13; 24, 25; 2Corinthians 2:14-16; 3:12, 13; Colossians 1:23-29; 1Thessalonians 1:5; 2:3-12; 1Timothy 6:20, 21; 2Timothy 2:15, 16; Titus 1:3; 3:8, 9

• See COMMANDMENTS,   LAW

• See STONES

• General references
  Genesis 21:12, 13; Exodus 9:16; 33:19; Deuteronomy 4:37; 7:7, 8; 10:15; 32:8; Joshua 11:20; 1Samuel 12:22; 1Kings 12:15; 20:42; 2Kings 19:25; 2Chronicles 6:6; Job 23:13, 14; Psalm 33:12; 78:67, 65:4; 68, 70-72; 105:17-22; 135:4; Isaiah 44:1, Proverbs 16:4; 2, 7; Jeremiah 1:4, 5; Malachi 1:2, 3; Matthew 11:25, 26; 20:16, 23; 24:22, 22:14; 40, 41; 25:34; 26:24; Mark 13:20, 22; 14:21; Luke 4:25-27; 8:10; 10:20; 17:34-36; 18:7; John 6:37, 39, 22:22; 44, 45; 17:2, 15:16, 19; 6, 9; 21:23; Acts 1:7; 2:23, 39, 47; 3:18; 4:28; 13:48; 17:26; 22:14; Romans 1:6; 8:28-30, 33; 11:5, 9:7-33; 7, 8; 1Corinthians 1:26-29; 2:7; Galatians 1:15; Ephesians 1:4, 5, 9-11; 2:10; 3:11; Colossians 3:12; 1Thessalonians 1:4; 2:12; 2Thessalonians 2:13; 2Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:1, 2; James 1:18; 1Peter 1:2, 20; 2Peter 1:10; Jude 1:4; Revelation 13:8

• Exemplified:

  • In the destruction of:

    • Eli's sons
      1Samuel 2:25

    • The Hivites
      Joshua 11:20

    • The Philistines
      Judges 14:4

    • Ahaziah
      2Chronicles 22:7

    • Amaziah and the idolatrous Jews
      2Chronicles 25:20

  • In the covenant with Abraham to have posterity
    Genesis 21:12; Nehemiah 9:7, 8

  • In Zerubbabel
    Haggai 2:23

  • In the apostles
    John 13:18; 15:19

  • In Jacob
    Romans 9:12, 13

  • In Rufus
    Romans 16:13

  • In Paul
    Galatians 1:15

    • See CONTINGENCIES

• General references
  Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; John 19:14, Luke 23:54; 31, 42

• See ELDER

• See GOD, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF

• See GIFT

• General references
  Exodus 5:2; 14:11, 12; 17:7; Numbers 15:30; 16:41; 21:5; Deuteronomy 6:16; 29:19, 20; 1Kings 20:28; 22:24; Job 15:25; Psalm 19:13; 131:1; Proverbs 18:12, 13; 25:6, 7; Isaiah 5:18-25; 10:15; 14:13, 14; 28:14-18, 22; 29:15, 16, 20; 45:9, 10; 58:3; 65:5; Jeremiah 23:34; Matthew 4:5-7; Luke 4:9-11; 12:18-20; 14:7-11; 18:11, 12; Romans 1:32; 9:20, 21; 1Corinthians 10:9-12; 2Thessalonians 2:3; James 4:13-16; 2Peter 2:10, 11

• Instances of:

  • Satan, when he said to Eve, "You will surely not die,"
    Genesis 3:1-5

  • Builders of Babel
    Genesis 11:4

  • Abraham, in questioning about Sodom
    Genesis 18:23-32

  • Moses, in rebuking Jehovah
    Numbers 11:11-15, 22

  • Nadab and Abihu
    Leviticus 10:1, 2

  • Israelites:

    • In ascending to the top of the hill against the Amalekites
      Numbers 14:44, 45

    • Complaining at Meribah
      Exodus 17:2, 7

    • In reviling God
      Malachi 1:6, 3:7, 7, 12; 8, 13

  • Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
    Numbers 16:3

  • Saul:

    • In sacrificing
      1Samuel 13:8-14

    • Sparing the Amalekites
      1Samuel 15:3, 9-23

  • Men of Beth-shemesh
    1Samuel 6:19

  • Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant
    2Samuel 6:6, 7

  • David's anger on account of Uzzah's death
    2Samuel 6:8

  • David, in numbering Israel
    2Samuel 24:1-17

  • Jeroboam
    1Kings 13:4

  • Ben-hadad
    1Kings 20:10

  • Uzziah
    2Chronicles 26:16

  • Sennacherib
    2Chronicles 32:13, 14

  • Job:

    • In cursing the day of his birth
      Job 3

    • Reproved by Eliphaz
      Job 4; 5

  • Jonah
    Jonah 4:1-8

  • Peter:

    • In objecting to Jesus' statement that Jesus must be killed
      Matthew 16:21-23; Mark 8:32

    • In reflecting upon his knowledge when he asked, amid a throng, who touched Jesus
      Luke 8:45

    • In objecting to Jesus washing Peter's feet
      John 13:8

    • In asking Jesus, "What will this man do?"
      John 21:20-22

  • The disciples:

    • In rebuking those who brought little children to Jesus
      Matthew 19:13; Mark 10:13, 14; Luke 18:15

    • In their indignation at the anointing of Jesus
      Matthew 26:8, 9; Mark 14:4, 5; John 12:5

  • Reproving Jesus
    John 7:3-5

  • James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans
    Luke 9:54

  • Those who reviled Jesus
    Matthew 27:42, 43; Mark 15:29-32

  • Theudas
    Acts 5:36

  • The sons of Sceva
    Acts 19:13, 14

  • Diotrephes
    3John 1:9

    • See BLASPHEMY,   MOCKING,   PRIDE

• Also called COMMON HALL, JUDGMENT HALL, and PALACE
  Matthew 27:27; Mark 15:16; John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Acts 23:35; Philippians 1:13

• General references
  Exodus 18:10, 11; Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 8:11-14, 17-20; Judges 9:14, 15; 1Samuel 2:3-5; 1Kings 20:11; 2Kings 14:9, 10; 2Chronicles 25:18, 19; Job 11:12; 12:2, 3; 13:2, 5; 15:1-13; 18:3; 21:31, 32; 32:9-13; 37:24; Psalm 9:20; 10:2-6, 11; 12:4; 18:27; 31:23; 49:11; 73:6, 52:7; 8, 9; 75:4-6; 119:21, 69, 101:5; 70, 78; 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; 6:16, 17; 8:13; 10:17; 11:2, 12; 12:9, 15; 13:10; 14:21; 15:5, 10, 12, 16:5, 25, 32; 18, 19; 17:19; 18:11, 12; 20:6; 21:4, 24; 26:5, 25:14, 27; 12, 16; 27:2; 28:11, 25; 29:8, 23; 30:12, 13; Isaiah 2:11-17; 3:16-26; 5:8, 15; 9:9, 10; 10:5-16; 13:11; 14:12-16; 16:6, 7; 22:16, 19; 23:7, 9; 24:4, 21; 26:5; 28:3; 47:4-10; 13:9, Jeremiah 9:23, 24; 48:7, 14, 15, 17; 15, 29; 49:4, 16; 50:31, 32; Ezekiel 16:56; 28:2-9, 17; 30:6; 31:10-14; Daniel 4:37; 11:45; Hosea 5:5; 7:10; 10:11; Obadiah 1:3, 4; Nahum 3:19; Habakkuk 2:4, 5, 9; Zephaniah 2:10, 15; 3:11; Malachi 4:1; Matthew 20:26, 27; 23:6-8, 10-12; Mark 7:21; 10:43; 12:38, 39; Luke 1:51, 52; 9:46; 11:43; 14:8, 9; 18:14; Romans 1:22, 20:45-47; 29, 30; 11:17-21, 25; 12:3, 16; 1Corinthians 1:29; 3:18; 4:6-8, 10; 5:2, 6; 8:1, 2; 10:12; 13:4; 2Corinthians 10:5, 14:38; 12, 18; 12:7; Galatians 6:3; Ephesians 4:17; Philippians 2:3; 1Timothy 2:9; 6:3, 3:6; 4, 17; 2Timothy 3:2, 4; James 3:1; 4:6; 1Peter 5:3, 5; 1John 2:16; Revelation 3:17, 18; 18:7, 8

  • See THE RICH,  AMBITION

• Instances of:

  • Ahithophel
    2Samuel 17:23

  • Naaman, refusing to wash in the Jordan River
    2Kings 5:11-13

  • Hezekiah, in displaying his resources
    2Kings 20:13; 2Chronicles 32:31; Isaiah 39:2

  • Uzziah
    2Chronicles 26:16-19

  • Haman
    Esther 3:5; 5:11, 13; 6:6; 7:10

  • Kings of Tyre
    Ezekiel 28:2

  • Nebuchadnezzar
    Daniel 4:30-34; 5:20

• PRIEST is listed on a separate page

• See FIRSTBORN,  BIRTHRIGHT

• See JESUS

• Taught in household duties
  2Samuel 13:8, 9

• A female disciple in Ephesus
  2Timothy 4:19

• Wife of Aquila. A disciple at Corinth
  Acts 18:1-3, 18, 19, 26; Romans 16:3, 4; 1Corinthians 16:19; 2Timothy 4:19

• General references
  Genesis 39:20; 42:16-19; Leviticus 24:12; Numbers 15:34; Ezra 7:26; Jeremiah 52:11; Luke 23:19; Acts 4:3; 12:4, 5

• Public ward of
  Acts 5:18

• Cells of
  Acts 16:24

• Court of
  Jeremiah 33:1

• Dungeon in

  • See DUNGEON,  IMPRISONMENT,  PRISONERS

• Joseph
  Genesis 39:20-23; 40; 41:1-44

• Jeremiah
  Jeremiah 38:6-28; 39:14

• John the Baptist
  Matthew 11:2; 14:3-12; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:20

• Jesus
  Matthew 26:47-75; 27; Mark 14:43-72; 15; Luke 22:47-71; 23; John 18:3-40; 19

• The apostles
  Acts 5:17-42

• Peter
  Acts 12:3-19

• Paul
  Acts 16:19-40; 21:27-40; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28

• Silas
  Acts 16:19-40

• Required to labor
  Judges 16:21

• Sustained on bread and water of affliction
  1Kings 22:27

• In chains
  Acts 12:6

• In stocks
  Proverbs 7:22; Jeremiah 29:26; Acts 16:24

• Confined in:

  • Court of the palace
    Jeremiah 32:2

  • House of the scribe
    Jeremiah 37:15

  • House of the captain of the guard
    Genesis 40:3

• Visited by friends
  Matthew 11:2; Acts 24:23

• Bound to soldiers
  Acts 12:6, 7

• Severe hardships of, mitigated
  Jeremiah 37:20, 21

• Cruelty to:

  • General references
    Jeremiah 38:6; Lamentations 3:53, 54

  • See CAPTIVE

• Guards responsible for
  Acts 12:18, 19

• Tortured to extort self-incriminating testimony
  Acts 22:24

• Scourged
  Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Acts 16:23, 33; 2Corinthians 6:5; 11:23, 24

• Permitted to make defense
  Acts 24:10; 25:8, 16; 26:1; 2Timothy 4:16

• Kindness to:

  • By the prison guard to Jeremiah
    Jeremiah 38:7-28

  • By the Philippian jailer to Paul
    Acts 16:33

  • By Felix
    Acts 24:23

  • By Julius, the centurion
    Acts 27:1, 3, 28:16, 30-31

• To be visited and ministered to
  Matthew 25:35-46

• Released at feasts
  Matthew 27:15-17; Mark 15:6; Luke 23:17; John 18:39

• Of war:

  • Put to death
    Joshua 10:16-27; 1Samuel 15:33; 27:11; 2Samuel 12:31; 2Kings 25:7; 1Chronicles 20:3; Hosea 13:16; Amos 1:13; Lamentations 3:34

  • Put to death by divine command
    Numbers 31:9, 17

  • Thumbs and toes cut off
    Judges 1:6-7

  • Blinded
    2Kings 25:7

    • See CAPTIVE

  • Consolations for
    Psalm 69:33; 79:11; 102:19, 20; 146:7

    • See CAPTIVE,  IMPRISONMENT

• Figurative
  Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18

• See JUDGMENT, ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY,  RESPONSIBILITY

• A reward of merit
  1Corinthians 9:24

• Figurative
  Philippians 3:14

• General references
  Romans 5:4

• Adam on
  Genesis 2:15-17; 3:3

• Amorites
  Genesis 15:16

• Solomon
  1Kings 3:14; 1Kings 9:4-9 with 1Kings 11:9-12

• Taught in parables:

  • Of the talents and pounds
    Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27

  • Of the fig tree
    Luke 13:6-9

  • Of the embezzling steward
    Luke 16:1-12

• Taught by Paul
  Hebrews 6

• None after death
  Matthew 12:32; 25:10-13; 26:24

  • See PERSEVERANCE

• An early Christian deacon
  Acts 6:5

• Imperial
  2Chronicles 30:1-10; Esther 1:22; 6:9; 8:10-14; Isaiah 40:3, 9; Daniel 3:4-7; 4:1; 5:29

• Emancipation
  2Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4

• General references
  Exodus 22:29; Proverbs 27:1; 12:22, Ezekiel 11:2, 3; 27, 28; Matthew 8:21; 24:48-51; 25:2-13; Luke 9:59-62; Acts 24:25; 1Thessalonians 5:2, 3; Hebrews 3:7-19; 4:1-7

  • See EXCUSES

• Instances of:

  • Pharaoh
    Exodus 8:10

  • Elisha
    1Kings 19:20, 21

  • Esther
    Esther 5:8

• General references
  Luke 15:11-32

• See EXTRAVAGANCE,   FRUGALITY,   INDUSTRY

• See PROFANITY

• Of the name of God

  • See GOD

• Of the Sabbath

  • See SABBATH,  BLASPHEMY,  OATH

• False
  Proverbs 20:6; Hosea 8:2

• Of faith in Jesus

  • See CONFESSION,  TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS

• By astrologers
  Isaiah 47:13

• See PROPHECY,   PROPHETS

• Of the use of intoxicating liquors

  • To priests on duty
    Leviticus 10:9

  • To Nazarites
    Numbers 6:3, 4

• See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL,  COMMANDMENTS,  DRUNKENNESS

• To the afflicted

  • See AFFLICTIONS, COMFORT IN,  PSALMS

• To backsliders

  • See BACKSLIDERS

• To children

  • See CHILDREN

• To orphans

  • See ORPHAN

• To widows

  • See WIDOW

• To penitents

  • See, PENITENT

• To the righteous

  • See RIGHTEOUS

• To seekers

  • See SEEKERS,   BLESSINGS, SPIRITUAL,  GOD, GOODNESS OF,   JESUS, COMPASSION OF,  JESUS, LOVE OF

• General references
  Psalm 75:6, 7; 78:70, 71; 113:7, 8

• As a reward of merit
  1Chronicles 11:6

• Instances of:

  • Abraham
    Genesis 12:2

  • Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
    Genesis 41:1-45

  • Moses, from exile to lawgiver

    • See MOSES

  • Aaron, from slave to high priest

    • See AARON

  • Saul, from obscurity to a scepter

    • See SAUL

  • David, from a shepherd to the throne

    • See DAVID

  • Jeroboam, from a slave to the throne
    1Kings 11:26-35

  • Baasha, "out of the dust" to the throne
    1Kings 16:1, 2

  • Daniel, from a captive to premier
    Daniel 2:48

    • See DANIEL

  • Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
    Daniel 3:30

• Of species, enjoined
  Genesis 1:11, 12, 21-25, 28; 9:1, 7

• See BARRENNESS

• In real estate:

  • General references
    Genesis 23:17, 18; 26:20

  • Rights in, violated
    Genesis 21:25; 26:18-22

  • Dedicated
    Leviticus 27:16-25

    • See LAND

  • Dwellings:

    • Alienated for debt
      Leviticus 25:29, 30

    • By absence
      2Kings 8:1-6

    • In villages, inalienable
      Leviticus 25:31-33

    • Dedicated
      Leviticus 27:14, 15

  • Confiscation of Naboth's vineyard
    1Kings 21:15, 16

  • Priests exempt from taxes
    Genesis 47:22

  • Entail of
    Numbers 27:1-11; 36:1-9

  • Inherited
    Ecclesiastes 2:21

  • Landmarks of, not to be removed
    Deuteronomy 19:14; 27:17

• Personal property:

  • Rights in, sacred
    Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21

  • Laws concerning trespass of, and violence to
    Exodus 21:28-36; 22:9; Deuteronomy 23:25

  • Strayed, to be returned to owner
    Leviticus 6:3, 4; Deuteronomy 22:1-3

  • Hired
    Exodus 22:14, 15

  • Loaned
    Exodus 22:10-15

  • Sold for debt
    Proverbs 22:26, 27

  • Rights of redemption of
    Jeremiah 32:7

  • Dedicated to God, redemption of
    Leviticus 27:9-13, 26-33

  • In slaves
    Exodus 21:4

• PROPHECY is listed on a separate page

• PROPHETS is listed on a separate page

• General references
  Ezekiel 13:17; Joel 2:28, 29

• Miriam
  Exodus 15:20

• Deborah
  Judges 4:4

• Huldah
  2Kings 22:14

• Noadiah
  Nehemiah 6:14

• Isaiah's wife
  Isaiah 8:3

• Elizabeth
  Luke 1:41-45

• Anna
  Luke 2:36-38

• Daughters of Philip
  Acts 21:9

• Jezebel
  Revelation 2:20

• See WOMEN

• General references
  Romans 3:25; 5:1, 10-11; 2Corinthians 5:18-19; Colossians 1:20-22; 1John 2:2; 4:10; Hebrews 9:5

• See ATONEMENT

• In Old Testament times a foreign resident
  Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14

• In New Testament a person of Gentile origin who accepted the Jewish religion, whether living in Palestine or elsewhere
  Matthew 23:15; Acts 2:10, 6:5, 13:43