And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
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Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
Numbers
LawAnd when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
Acts
HistoryAnd I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
Exodus
Law / MosesHow much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
Leviticus
LawTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawBut the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSo Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThen they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
Mark
Gospels / MarkJesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John
Gospels / JohnNow when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.