These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
1 Chronicles
HistoryBetter is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah.
Numbers
Law / MosesHe shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
Job
Wisdom / JobLong time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts
History / LukeBut if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
Ruth
HistoryBe ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
Esther
History / MordecaiThey have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.
3 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryThus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryI taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThen said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
Leviticus
Law / MosesGive ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms
PoetryHave mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.