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• CanaanBible

  Canaan is the land lying between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is the "Promised Land" that God pledged to give to Abraham and his descendants, and it is the principal setting of Old Testament Israel's history.

• Jeremiah 20Bible

  Jeremiah 20 recounts how Pashur, the official in charge of the temple, struck Jeremiah and put him in the stocks. It also records the complaint and confession of trust that Jeremiah poured out to God amid his suffering, followed by his lament cursing the day of his birth.

• CanaanitesBible

  The Canaanites were the inhabitants of the land of Canaan before Israel entered it. The Bible presents them as descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, and the name can refer either to the entire population of the land or to one group among several peoples.

• ShimeiPeople

  Shimei was an Old Testament figure from the tribe of Benjamin and a member of Saul's house. He cursed David as the king fled during Absalom's rebellion, later sought his forgiveness, and was executed under Solomon for breaking his oath.

• Deuteronomy 27Bible

  Deuteronomy 27 records Moses' instructions that, after entering Canaan, Israel is to set up on Mount Ebal stones inscribed with the law, together with an altar. It then directs six tribes to stand on Mount Gerizim and six on Mount Ebal, and commands the people to answer "Amen" to each of twelve curses proclaimed by the Levites.

• Job 4Bible

  Job 4 records the first speech of Eliphaz the Temanite to Job. Eliphaz argues from retribution that no one perishes without having sinned, and he relays words he says he heard in a night vision: "Shall mortal man be more just than God?"

• Leviticus 20Bible

  Leviticus 20 prescribes penalties for Molech worship, turning to mediums and wizards, cursing one's parents, and forbidden sexual relations, and it commands Israel to be a holy people set apart to God.

• Genesis 9:25Bible Verses

  Genesis 9:25 records the words Noah spoke after awaking from his drunkenness, cursing Canaan, the son of Ham, and declaring that he would be a servant to his brethren. In the modern era the verse, under the label "the curse of Ham," was used to justify the enslavement of Black Africans, and it is frequently cited as a leading example of the misuse of Scripture.

• Leviticus 20:13Bible Verses

  Leviticus 20:13 is a provision in Leviticus 20 that declares sexual relations between men an "abomination" and prescribes the death penalty. It is frequently cited alongside Leviticus 18:22 in church discussions of homosexuality, and interpreters differ over how far it applies today.