And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Joshua
HistoryFor mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Psalms
PoetryAnswer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
Judges
History / SamuelTheir children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
Exodus
LawAnd ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
Psalms
PoetryCall unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
Joshua
HistoryAnd, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahBy his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis
LawAnd one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.