43 | GEN 2:12 | (The gold from that land is pure. Bdellium and onyx stone are also found there.) |
224 | GEN 9:18 | Noah's sons who left the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of the Canaanites.) |
329 | GEN 13:10 | Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) |
332 | GEN 13:13 | (The people of Sodom were very wicked, committing terrible sins that offended the Lord.) |
480 | GEN 19:22 | But hurry up and run there quickly, because I can't do anything until you get there.” (This is why the town was called Zoar.) |
571 | GEN 22:23 | (Bethuel was Rebekah's father.) Milcah had these eight sons for Abraham's brother Nahor. |
808 | GEN 29:12 | (He had told her that he was the son of Laban's brother and Rebekah.) She ran and told her father what had happened. |
820 | GEN 29:24 | (Laban also arranged for his servant Zilpah to be Leah's personal maid.) |
825 | GEN 29:29 | (Laban also arranged for his servant Bilhah to be Rachel's personal maid.) |
906 | GEN 31:32 | As for your idols, anyone you find who has them will die. You can search everything in the presence of our relatives, and if you find I have anything that belongs to you, you can take it.” (Jacob didn't know that Rachel had stolen the household idols.) |
961 | GEN 32:33 | (That's why, even today, Israelites don't eat the thigh tendon attached to the hip socket, because that's where the man hit Jacob's hip socket.) |
1065 | GEN 36:24 | These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This was the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was looking after the donkeys of his father Zibeon.) |
1108 | GEN 37:24 | grabbed him and threw him into a pit. (The pit was empty—it didn't have any water in it.) |
1628 | EXO 4:26 | (Calling him a blood-husband referred to circumcision.) After this the Lord left Moses alone. |
1775 | EXO 9:32 | However, the wheat and the spelt were not destroyed because they grow later.) |
1871 | EXO 13:3 | So Moses told the people, “Remember this is the day you left Egypt, the land of your slavery, for the Lord led you out of it by his amazing power. (Nothing with yeast in it shall be eaten.) |
1944 | EXO 15:23 | When they arrived at Marah, the water there was too bitter to drink. (That's why the place is called Marah.) |
1984 | EXO 16:36 | (An omer is a tenth of an ephah.) |
3441 | LEV 23:38 | All of these offerings are in addition to those for the Lord's Sabbaths. They are also in addition to your gifts, to all your offerings to fulfill promises, and to all the freewill offerings you present to the Lord.) |
3458 | LEV 24:11 | The Israelite woman's son cursed the name of the Lord. So they took him before Moses. (His mother's name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.) |
3596 | LEV 27:25 | (All values will use the sanctuary shekel standard of twenty gerahs to the shekel.) |
3814 | NUM 5:21 | (Here the priest shall place the woman under the oath of the curse as follows.) “May the Lord place a curse on you that everyone knows about by having your thighs shrink and your belly swell up. |
4051 | NUM 11:26 | However, two men named Eldad and Medad had stayed behind in the camp. The Spirit came on them too. (They had been put on the list of the seventy elders, but they hadn't gone to the tent. But they prophesied where they were in the camp anyway.) |
4096 | NUM 13:20 | Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit.” (It was the beginning of the grape harvest.) |
4100 | NUM 13:24 | (The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.) |
4313 | NUM 20:1 | It was during the first month of the year that all the Israelites arrived in the Desert of Zin and set up camp in Kadesh. (This was where Miriam died and was buried.) |
4380 | NUM 22:4 | and told the leaders of Midian, “This horde will eat up everything we have, just like an ox eats up grass in the field!” (Balak son of Zippor, was king of Moab at that time.) |
4502 | NUM 26:11 | But Korah's sons didn't die.) |
4524 | NUM 26:33 | (Zelophehad, son of Hepher, didn't have any sons, only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) |
4570 | NUM 27:14 | because when the Israelites complained in the Desert of Zin, you both rebelled against my instructions to show my holiness before them in regard to providing water.” (These were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin.) |
4719 | NUM 31:53 | (The men who had fought in the battle had each taken plunder for himself.) |
4802 | NUM 33:40 | (The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the country of Canaan, found out that the Israelites were on their way.) |
4896 | DEU 1:2 | (It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by the road that passes Mount Seir.) |
4952 | DEU 2:12 | Previously the Horites lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau took over their land. They killed the Horites and settled there, just like Israel did when they occupied the land that the Lord had given them.) |
4963 | DEU 2:23 | The Avvim, living in villages as far away as Gaza, were destroyed by the Philistines, who came from Crete, and settled where they used to live.) |
4986 | DEU 3:9 | (Mount Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians and Senir by the Amorites.) |
4988 | DEU 3:11 | (Only Og, king of Bashan, was left of the race of the Rephaim. He had a bed made of iron that was nine cubits long and four cubits wide. It's still in the Ammonite town of Rabbah.) |
4990 | DEU 3:13 | I assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of Gilead, and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The whole region of Argob, all the territory of Bashan, was formerly called the land of the Rephaim.) |
5053 | DEU 4:47 | They took over his country and the country of Og king of Bashan. (They were the two kings of the Amorites who previously ruled on the east side of the Jordan.) |
5240 | DEU 11:30 | (These mountains are to the west of the Jordan, in the country of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah near Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh.) |
5498 | DEU 22:26 | Don't do anything to the woman, because she has not committed a sin punishable by death. (This is the same kind of situation as when a man attacks someone else and murders them.) |
5877 | JOS 2:6 | (She had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under some bundles of flax that she had lying there.) |
6037 | JOS 8:33 | All the Israelites, the elders, the officers, and the judges stood in two groups facing each other with the priests, the Levites, and the Ark of the Lord's Agreement between them. (Included were the foreigners as well as the native born.) Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim, and half in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses had ordered, for the blessing of the people this first time. |
6204 | JOS 14:15 | (Hebron was formerly called Kiriath-arba, named after a great leader of the descendants of Anak.) And the land was at peace. |
6217 | JOS 15:13 | The Lord had instructed Joshua to allocate some land in Judah's territory to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and so he was given the town of Kiriath-arba, or Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak.) |
6394 | JOS 21:11 | Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) |
6572 | JDG 3:2 | (He did so to teach warfare to the later generations of Israel, particularly to those who had not previously experienced it.) |
6612 | JDG 4:11 | (Heber the Kenite had separated from the other Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, and had set up his tent at the large tree in Zaanannim, which is near Kedesh.) |
6745 | JDG 8:24 | Then Gideon said, “I have a request to ask of you: that each of you give me an earring from your plunder.” (Their enemies were Ishmaelites and wore gold earrings.) |
6902 | JDG 13:16 | The angel of the Lord replied, “I'll stay, but I won't eat your food. However, if you prepare a burnt offering, you can present it to the Lord.” (Manoah didn't know he was the angel of the Lord.) |
6915 | JDG 14:4 | (His father and mother didn't realize that this was in the Lord's plans, who was looking for an opportunity to deal with the Philistines; because at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.) |
7199 | RUT 4:7 | (Now during those times it was the custom in Israel to confirm the action of family redeemer, property transfer, or any similar legal matter by removing a sandal and handing it over. This was the way of validating a transaction in Israel.) |
7285 | 1SA 3:7 | (Samuel hadn't yet come to know the Lord and had not received any message from him.) |
7326 | 1SA 5:5 | (That's why the priests of Dagon, and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod, don't tread on the doorstep, even up to now.) |
7402 | 1SA 9:9 | (In the old days in Israel, someone who went to inquire of God would say, “Come on, let's go to the seer,” because prophets used to be known as seers.) |
7528 | 1SA 14:18 | Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the Ark of God here.” (At the time the Ark of God traveled with the Israelites.) |
7819 | 1SA 23:6 | (When Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, ran away to David at Keilah he brought the ephod with him.) |
8114 | 2SA 3:30 | (This is why Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel during the battle at Gibeon.) |
8266 | 2SA 11:4 | David sent messengers to fetch her. When she came to him, he had sex with her. (Now she had just purified herself from having her period.) Afterwards she went back home. |
8726 | 1KI 1:6 | (Never in his life had his father corrected him. He'd never asked him, “Why did you do that?” He was also very good-looking, and had been born after Absalom.) |
8801 | 1KI 2:28 | When Joab heard the news he ran to the Lord's Tent and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. (He had not supported Absalom's rebellion but he had supported Adonijah.) |
9094 | 1KI 10:12 | The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.) |
9156 | 1KI 12:2 | Jeroboam, son of Nebat, was still in Egypt when he heard about this. (He had run away to Egypt to escape from King Solomon and was living there.) |
9258 | 1KI 15:6 | (Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.) |
9337 | 1KI 17:17 | Later on the woman's son fell sick. (She was the one who owned the house.) He went from bad to worse, and finally he died. |
9348 | 1KI 18:4 | While Jezebel was busy killing the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty in each of two caves, and had provided them with food and water.) |
9480 | 1KI 21:26 | He did the most despicable things, worshiping idols like the Amorites the Lord had driven out before Israel.) |
9531 | 1KI 22:48 | (At that time there was no king in Edom; only a deputy who served as king.) |
10407 | 1CH 4:18 | (Another wife who came from Judah was the mother of Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, whom Mered had married. |
10411 | 1CH 4:22 | Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These are old records.) |
10434 | 1CH 5:2 | and even though Judah became the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.) |
10630 | 1CH 9:11 | Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub. (Azariah was the head official in charge of the house of God.) |
10649 | 1CH 9:30 | (However, some of the priests were in charge of mixing the spices.) |
11380 | 2CH 9:11 | The king used the algum wood to make steps for the Temple and for the royal palace, and into lyres and harps for the musicians. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.) |
11402 | 2CH 10:2 | Jeroboam, son of Nebat, was still in Egypt when he heard about this. (He had run away to Egypt to escape from King Solomon and was living there.) |
11689 | 2CH 24:7 | (The supporters of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God's Temple and had stolen the holy objects of the Lord's Temple and used them to worship the Baals.) |
11830 | 2CH 29:34 | Since there weren't enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite relatives helped them until the work was finished and the priests had been purified. (The Levites had been more conscientious in purifying themselves than the priests had.) |
12093 | EZR 2:61 | In addition there three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.) |
12488 | NEH 7:63 | In addition there three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.) |
12519 | NEH 9:4 | The Levites stood on the stage and called out loudly to the Lord their God. (Their names were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani.) |
12520 | NEH 9:5 | Then the Levites announced: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God who lives eternally: ‘May who you are and your glory be blessed, and may you be lifted up above all blessing and praise.’” (The names of the Levites were Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah.) |
12596 | NEH 11:4 | However, some of the people of Judah and Benjamin moved to Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez; |
12743 | EST 2:15 | (Esther was the daughter of Abihail, Mordecai's uncle. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.) When it was Esther's turn to go to the king, she didn't ask for anything to take with her except what Hegai advised. (He was the king's eunuch in charge of the women.) Esther was looked on with admiration by everybody. |
12864 | EST 9:26 | (That's why these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.) As a result of all the instructions in Mordecai's letter, and what they'd seen, and what had happened to them, |
15075 | PSA 72:20 | (This is the end of the psalms of David, son of Jesse.) |
16657 | PRO 7:12 | One moment she'd be walking the streets, the next she'd be there in the town squares, loitering at every corner.) |
17611 | SNG 1:4 | Take me by the hand—let's run! (The king has brought me to his bedroom.) Let's be happy together and find pleasure in your love. Your love is far better than wine! Women are right to adore you so! |
17651 | SNG 3:10 | Its posts were covered in silver, and the back was covered in gold. The seat cushion was purple. The interior was lovingly decorated.) Women of Jerusalem, |
19947 | JER 37:4 | (At this time Jeremiah could come and go freely, because as yet they hadn't put him in prison.) |
20035 | JER 41:9 | (The cistern where Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he'd killed, including Gedaliah, was a large one that King Asa had dug because of the threat of attack by Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael filled it with bodies.) |
20110 | JER 45:1 | This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote out on a scroll these messages that Jeremiah dictated. (This happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.) |
20536 | EZK 1:3 | a message from Lord was given to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of Babylonia by the River Kebar. There Lord's power came over him.) |
20710 | EZK 10:8 | (All the cherubim had what looked like human hands under their wings.) |
20993 | EZK 20:29 | So I asked them: ‘What's this high place you're going to?’ (Even today it's still called Bamah.) |
21576 | EZK 40:30 | (The other surrounding porches measured twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) |
21713 | EZK 45:14 | In the case of olive oil, one tenth of a bath from every cor. (The measurement is based on baths, and a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths equal one homer.) |
21761 | EZK 47:13 | This is what the Lord God says: “These are the boundaries you are to use when allocating ownership of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel (Joseph is to receive two allocations.) |
21914 | DAN 4:5 | In the end Daniel came before me and I told him the dream. (He is also called Belteshazzar after my god, and he has the spirit of the holy gods in him.) |
21939 | DAN 4:30 | Immediately the decree was fulfilled, and Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from human society. He ate grass like the cattle, and his body was soaked with the dew of heaven. His hair grew matted like a vulture, and his nails like bird claws.) |
22534 | AMO 7:1 | This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that he was preparing a swarm of locusts just when the spring crops began to grow. (Spring crops begin to grow right after the time when the king's hay is cut.) |