And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
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The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIn the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
Joshua
HistoryAnd he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewRejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
Deuteronomy
LawThou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThis was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
Numbers
LawThe adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
1 Samuel
HistoryI will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Judges
HistoryNone of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
LawIn the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalms
PoetryYe have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.