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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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
John
GospelsLet the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryShall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Job
WisdomTake ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThese have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
1 Samuel
HistorySurely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
Leviticus
LawAnd Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIf therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownYe shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.