- A place at the southern extremity of Canaan
Gen. 10:19
- General scriptures concerning
Ps. 19:7-9;
119:1-8;
Pr. 28:4,5;
Mt. 22:21;
Lk. 16:17;
20:22-25;
Rom. 2:14,15;
7:7,
12,
14;
13:10;
1 Tim. 1:5,
8-10;
Jas. 1:25;
1 Jn. 3:4;
5:3
- OF MOSES (Contained in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)
- Given at Sinai
Ex. 19;
Dt. 1:1;
4:10-13;
33:2;
Hab. 3:3
- Received by the disposition of angels
Dt. 33:2;
Ps. 68:17;
Acts 7:53;
Gal. 3:19;
Heb. 2:2
- Was given because of transgressions until the Messiah arrived
Gal. 3:19
- Engraved on stone
Ex. 20:3-17; with
24:12;
31:18;
32:16;
34:29;
40:20;
Dt. 4:13;
5:4-22;
9:10
- Preserved in the ark of the covenant
Ex. 25:16;
Dt. 31:9,
26
- Book of, found by Hilkiah in the temple
2 Ki. 22:8;
2 Chr. 34:14
- Engraved upon monuments
Dt. 27:2-8;
Josh. 8:30-35
- To be written
- Children instructed in
- Expounded by
- Renewed by Moses
Dt. 4:44-46
- Curses of, responsively read by Levites and people at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim
Dt. 27:12-26;
Josh. 8:33-35
- Formed a constitution on which the civil government of the Israelites was founded, and according to which rulers were required to rule
Dt. 17:18-20;
2 Ki. 11:12;
2 Chr. 23:11
- Divine authority for
Ex. 19:16-24;
20:1-17;
24:12-18;
31:18;
32:15,16;
34:1-4,
27,28;
Lev. 26:46;
Dt. 4:10-13,
36;
5:1-22;
9:10;
10:1-5;
33:2-4;
1 Ki. 8:9;
Ezra 7:6;
Neh. 1:7;
8:1;
9:14;
Ps. 78:5;
103:7;
Isa. 33:22;
Mal. 4:4;
Acts 7:38,
53;
Gal. 3:19;
Heb. 9:18-21
- Prophecies in, of the Messiah
Lk. 24:44;
Jn. 1:45;
5:46;
12:34;
Acts 26:22,23;
28:23;
Rom. 3:21,22
- Epitomized by Jesus
Mt. 22:40;
Mk. 12:29-33;
Lk. 10:27
- TEMPORARY
Jer. 3:16;
Dan. 9:27;
Mt. 5:17-45;
Lk. 16:16,17;
Jn. 1:17;
4:20-24;
8:35;
Acts 6:14;
10:28;
13:39;
15:1-29;
21:20-25;
Rom. 3:1,2;
7:1-6;
8:3;
10:4;
2 Cor. 3:7-14;
Gal. 2:3-9;
4:30,31;
Eph. 2:15;
Col. 2:14-23;
Heb. 8:4-13;
9:8-24;
10:1-18;
11:40;
12:18,19,
27
- See LITIGATION
- See COMMANDMENTS
- See DUTY TO GOD
- Brother of Mary and Martha
- INSTANCES OF, see each respectively
- A city on the highway from Beth-el to Shechem
Judg. 21:19
- A town or person in the territory of the tribe of Judah
1 Chr. 4:21
- "Holiness to the LORD," engraved
- "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews,"
Mt. 27:37
- Precepts written on door posts and gates, and worn on the hand and forehead
Dt. 6:6-9;
11:18-20;
Isa. 57:8
- A district of Judah, where Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Judg. 15:9-19
- (The descendants of Levi)
- Set apart as ministers of religion
Num. 1:47-54;
3:6-16;
16:9;
26:57-62;
Dt. 10:8;
1 Chr. 15:2
- Substituted in the place of the firstborn children
Num. 3:12,
41-45;
8:14,
16-18;
18:6
- Religious zeal of
Ex. 32:26-28;
Dt. 33:9,10;
Mal. 2:4,5
- Consecration of
Num. 8:6-21
- Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron
Num. 16; with
4:19,20
- Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
Num. 3:17
- Gershonites and their duties
Num. 3:18-26;
4:23-26;
10:17
- The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest
Num. 4:28
- The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites
Num. 3:27;
4:18-20
- Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests
Ex. 28:1;
29:9;
Num. 3:38;
17:1-4,
8;
18:1
- The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service
Num. 3:27-32;
4:2-15
- The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest
Num. 3:32;
1 Chr. 9:20
- The Merarites
Num. 3:20,
33-37;
4:31-33;
7:8;
10:17;
1 Chr. 6:19,
29,30;
23:21-23
- The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest
Num. 4:33
- Place of, in encampments and the march
Num. 1:50-53;
2:17;
3:23-35
- Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan
Josh. 21
- Lodged in the chambers of the temple
1 Chr. 9:27,
33;
Ezek. 40:44
- Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem
Neh. 12:29
- Age of
- Functions of
- Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march
Num. 1:50-53;
3:6-9,
21-37;
4:1-15,
17-49;
8:19;
18:3-6
- Had charge of the temple
1 Chr. 9:27-29;
23:2-32;
Ezra 8:24-34
- Carried the ark of the covenant
Dt. 10:8;
1 Chr. 15:2,
26,27
- Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant
1 Chr. 16:4
- Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings
1 Chr. 9:26-29;
26:28;
29:8;
2 Chr. 24:5,
11;
31:11-19;
34:9;
Ezra 8:29,30,
33;
Neh. 12:44
- Prepared the shewbread
1 Chr. 23:28,29
- Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice
2 Chr. 29:12-36;
35:1-18
- Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity
Ezra 6:20,21
- Teachers of the law
Dt. 33:10;
2 Chr. 17:8,9;
30:22;
35:3;
Neh. 8:7-13;
Mal. 2:6,7
- Were judges
Dt. 17:9;
1 Chr. 23:4;
26:29;
2 Chr. 19:8-11;
Neh. 11:16
- (Were scribes of the sacred books)
- Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim
Dt. 27:12;
Josh. 8:33
- Were porters of the doors
- Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple
1 Chr. 23:2-4;
Ezra 3:8,9
- Were musicians of the temple service
- Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business
1 Chr. 23:29
- The list of those who returned from captivity
Ezra 2:40-63;
7:7;
8:16-20;
Neh. 7:43-73;
12
- Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Neh. 10:9-28
- Profits from
- In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them
Num. 35:2-8; with
18:24 and
Num. 26:62;
Dt. 10:9;
12:12,
18,19;
14:27-29;
18:1-8;
Josh. 13:14;
14:3;
18:7;
1 Chr. 6:54-81;
13:2;
2 Chr. 23:2;
Ezek. 34:1-5
- Assigned to, by families
Josh. 21:4-40
- Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt
Lev. 25:32-34
- Tithes and other offerings
Num. 18:24,
26-32;
Dt. 18:1-8;
26:11-13;
Josh. 13:14;
Neh. 10:38,39;
12:44,
47
- Tithes withheld from
Neh. 13:10-13;
Mal. 3:10
- First fruits
Neh. 12:44,
47
- The plunder of war, including captives
Num. 31:30,
42-47
- Pensioned
2 Chr. 31:16-18
- Owned lands
Dt. 18:8; with
1 Ki. 2:26
- Land allotted to, by Ezekiel
Ezek. 48:13,14
- Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai
Num. 1:47-49;
2:33;
3:14-39;
4:2,3;
26:57-62;
1 Chr. 23:3-5
- Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam
2 Chr. 11:13-17;
13:9-11
- Loyal to the ruler
2 Ki. 11:7-11;
2 Chr. 23:7
- Intermarried with Canaanites
Ezra 9:1,2;
10:23,24
- Exempt from enrollment for military duty
Num. 1:47-54; with
1 Chr. 12:26
- Subordinate to the sons of Aaron
Num. 3:9;
8:19;
18:6
- Prophecies concerning
Jer. 33:18;
Ezek. 44:10-14;
Mal. 3:3
- Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah
Zech. 12:10-13
- John's vision concerning
Rev. 7:7
