Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
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And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBe ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
1 Chronicles
HistoryOf old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Psalms
PoetryThey that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Genesis
LawAnd the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Esther
HistoryBut we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Numbers
LawFor sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesFor the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelThus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWho serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNow an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Judges
History / SamuelThe words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAs for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Luke
GospelsHowl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Judges
HistoryAnd Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.