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Patmos
[Bible]Patmos is a small island in the southeastern Aegean Sea. According to the Book of Revelation, its author, John, was there on account of his testimony to the word of God when he received his revelation (Revelation 1:9).
Tower of Babel
[Bible]The Tower of Babel is an event recorded in Genesis 11:1-9. After Noah's Flood, people who spoke a single language began building a city and a tower on the plain of Shinar, but God confounded their language and scattered them over all the earth.
Exodus 24:8
[Bible Verses]The verse in which Moses, at Mount Sinai, sprinkles the blood of the sacrifices on the people and declares it "the blood of the covenant," completing the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Because Jesus' words instituting the Lord's Supper and the Epistle to the Hebrews take up this expression, these passages are frequently read together.
Genesis 5:1–3
[Bible Verses]Genesis 5:1–3 introduces the genealogy that runs from Adam to Noah. It recalls the creation account in which humanity was made in the image of God and records that Adam begat Seth "in his own likeness, after his image." For this reason the passage is often cited in discussions of the image of God after the Fall and of original sin.
1 Corinthians 11:11-12
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Paul, while addressing the question of head coverings in worship at the Corinthian church, states that "in the Lord" man and woman depend on each other and that all things are of God. It is frequently cited in discussions of women's ordination, with debate centering on how it relates to the preceding argument about the order of man and woman.
1 John 3:17–18
[Bible Verses]This passage teaches that if a person who has material possessions ignores a brother in need, the love of God cannot be said to dwell in him, and it urges believers to love not in word but in deed and in truth. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and practice and of almsgiving.
Mark 15:33–37
[Bible Verses]This passage describes the moment just before Jesus died on the cross when, after three hours of darkness, he cried out in the words of Psalm 22:1, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" It is frequently discussed in connection with the suffering of Jesus, the atonement, and the relationship between the Father and the Son.
Matthew 4:17
[Bible Verses]Matthew 4:17 records the first proclamation Jesus made when he began his public ministry in Galilee. The words "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" are regarded as a summary of Jesus' preaching and are frequently cited and discussed in debates over how to understand repentance and the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 11:3
[Bible Verses]Hebrews 11:3 stands at the head of the "by faith" list in Hebrews 11 and declares that through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God. It is frequently cited as a key text for creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) and is also invoked in discussions of creation and evolution.
Matthew 10:40–42
[Bible Verses]The closing section of the instructions Jesus gave when sending out the twelve disciples, declaring that whoever receives those he sends receives Jesus and, through him, God. Because of the phrase "a cup of cold water," the passage is often cited in sermons on small acts of service and on hospitality toward missionaries.
Jacob's Ladder
[Bible]Jacob's Ladder is the dream Jacob had in Genesis 28 while traveling to Haran to escape his brother Esau. In the dream, angels ascended and descended on a ladder that reached to heaven, and God gave Jacob a promise.
Manna and Quail
[Bible]Manna and quail were the food that, according to Exodus 16 and Numbers 11, God provided for the people of Israel in the wilderness after the Exodus. Manna is recorded as having fallen continually throughout Israel's forty years in the wilderness.
Forty Years in the Wilderness
[Bible]The forty years in the wilderness were the period the Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus and before entering Canaan. The Bible portrays this period both as judgment for unbelief and as a time in which God fed and taught his people.
Malachi 2:14–16
[Bible Verses]In this passage the prophet Malachi rebukes the men of Israel who had abandoned the wives they married in their youth, and he speaks of marriage as a covenant before God. Because of the phrase "he hateth putting away," it is frequently cited in discussions of divorce and remarriage.
Hebrews 11:17–19
[Bible Verses]A passage in the roll of the faithful in Hebrews 11 that treats Abraham's offering of Isaac. It is regarded as an example of faith in the resurrection amid the tension between God's promise and his command, and it is frequently cited as a basis for reading the offering of Isaac as a foreshadowing of the death and resurrection of Christ.
Genesis 14:18-20
[Bible Verses]Genesis 14:18-20 is the passage in which Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the most high God, blesses Abram on his return from battle, and Abram gives him a tenth. It is frequently cited in connection with the Epistle to the Hebrews' reading of Melchizedek as a type of Christ and in discussions of tithing.
Job 1:6
[Bible Verses]Job 1:6 opens the heavenly scene at the beginning of the Book of Job, relating that Satan came before the LORD along with the sons of God. It sets the stage for Job's suffering and is frequently cited in discussions of Satan's identity and God's sovereignty.
Period of the Judges
[Bible]The period of the Judges is the era from the death of Joshua until Saul became king, when Israel lived as a confederation of tribes without a king. During this time God repeatedly delivered His people through judges whom He raised up. The period is recorded chiefly in the Book of Judges.
Daniel in the Lions' Den
[Bible]Daniel in the lions' den is an event recorded in Daniel 6. Although a decree forbade praying to anyone but the king, Daniel continued to pray to God. He was thrown into a den of lions for doing so, but he came out alive and unharmed.
Colossians 3:10
[Bible Verses]Colossians 3:10 is a verse stating that believers have put off the old man and put on the new man, which is continually being renewed after the image of the Creator. It is frequently cited in discussions of the restoration of the image of God and of sanctification.