And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
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My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
Numbers
LawThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIs not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Job
Wisdom / JobBut if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
1 Samuel
HistoryTherefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahI cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalms
PoetryCursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Judges
History / SamuelAnd these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers
Law / MosesAs sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
Numbers
LawOne of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John
Gospels / JohnCome now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNot to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.