But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
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And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeOf the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIf thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Genesis
LawAnd God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis
Law / MosesOf the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
Numbers
Law / MosesAlso to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWhy do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
2 Kings
HistorySo Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
Judges
HistoryAnd he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
Esther
HistoryThey are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
Mark
Gospels / MarkPharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Exodus
LawThose that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnTherefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Micah
Minor ProphetsI will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Psalms
PoetryAnd then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Acts
HistoryThen it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.