Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
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And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWho shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
2 Kings
HistoryTherefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
Mark
GospelsAnd it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
Leviticus
LawMy son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
Genesis
LawAnd the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Genesis
LawIn which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
Acts
History / LukeAnd four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesFor he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Hebrews
General EpistlesThese are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
Exodus
Law / MosesA faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Exodus
LawThem take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Acts
HistoryLet the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Joel
Minor ProphetsFor he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
Deuteronomy
LawSo then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesNeither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.