And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
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And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers
LawWhich was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
Acts
HistoryFor the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEvening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAccording to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahGod brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Numbers
LawAnd 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
GospelsAnd now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
Genesis
Law / MosesTo call passengers who go right on their ways:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelFor who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahRejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesFor all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulLet the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThat thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOtherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
1 Kings
HistoryThe tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;