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Amen
[Bible]Amen is a Hebrew word meaning "truly, it is so" or "so be it." In the Bible it serves as a response of assent to prayer, praise, and proclamation, and the church today continues to use it widely as a response in prayer and worship.
Ithamar
[People]Ithamar was the fourth son of Aaron and served as a priest with his brother Eleazar during the wilderness period. When the tabernacle was transported, he supervised the work of the Gershonites and the Merarites.
Rehabiah
[People]Rehabiah was the only son of Eliezer, the son of Moses, and appears in the Levitical genealogies of 1 Chronicles. The text records that his descendants were very numerous.
Gibbethon
[Bible]Gibbethon was an Old Testament town in the territory of the tribe of Dan and a Levitical city, but by the period recounted in the books of Kings it belonged to the Philistines. King Nadab of Israel was assassinated while besieging it, and Omri was proclaimed king in the camp there.
Portion
[Bible]A portion is a share that is divided and received, such as an inheritance or an allotment of land. In the Old Testament the term is used for the tribes' allotments of land and in the confession of faith "the LORD is my portion"; in the New Testament it appears in the parable of the prodigal son.
Cymbals
[Bible]Cymbals were bronze percussion instruments used in temple worship and praise in the Old Testament. Played by striking a pair together, they resembled modern cymbals.
Numbers 5
[Bible]Numbers 5 contains the ordinance for putting the unclean out of the camp, the ordinance for confessing and making restitution for wrongs done to another person, and the "law of jealousy," a procedure carried out before the priest when a husband suspects his wife of adultery.
Joshua 20
[Bible]Joshua 20 is the chapter in which, at the Lord's command, six cities of refuge are designated for those who have killed someone by accident. It also records the procedure for seeking refuge and how long the fugitive must remain there.
Joshua 22
[Bible]Joshua 22 recounts how the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, whose inheritance lay east of the Jordan, return home after the wars of conquest. A great altar they build by the Jordan brings Israel to the brink of civil war, but the conflict ends when the misunderstanding is resolved through dialogue.
1 Chronicles 27
[Bible]1 Chronicles 27 is a register of the military and administrative organization of David's kingdom. It lists, in turn, the commanders of the twelve army divisions that served in monthly rotation, the leaders of the tribes, the stewards of the king's property, and the king's closest officials.
Nehemiah 7
[Bible]Nehemiah 7 describes how, after the wall is completed, Nehemiah arranges for the guarding of Jerusalem and finds the register (genealogical record) of those who first returned from Babylon, which the chapter then reproduces.
Nehemiah 8:10
[Bible Verses]Nehemiah 8:10 is an exhortation to the people who had returned from exile and were weeping as they heard the Law read. They are told not to grieve on the holy day but to eat together and share with others. The verse is widely quoted for the phrase "the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Shechaniah
[People]Shechaniah was the son of Jehiel, of the descendants of Elam, in the time of Ezra. Repenting of marriages to foreign women, he proposed to Ezra that the people make a covenant to put away their foreign wives and the children born to them (Ezra 10:2–4).
Joiada (Son of Eliashib)
[People]Joiada was a high priest in Jerusalem during the Persian period after the return from exile. He was the son and successor of the high priest Eliashib. One of his sons became the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite and was driven out by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 13:28).
Hananiah (Ruler of the Citadel)
[People]Hananiah was the ruler of the citadel (fortress) of Jerusalem mentioned in Nehemiah 7:2. After the city wall was rebuilt, Nehemiah placed Jerusalem in his charge together with Nehemiah's brother Hanani. Scripture describes him as a faithful man who feared God above many.
Leviticus 18:22
[Bible Verses]Leviticus 18:22 reads, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (KJV). It is one of the principal biblical texts on homosexuality, and interpreters both within and outside the church disagree over how this Old Testament regulation applies to Christians today.
Leviticus 19:18
[Bible Verses]Leviticus 19:18 is a precept of the Mosaic Law: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Jesus named it, together with the command to love God, as the greatest of the commandments, and both Paul and James cited it as a summary of the Law.
Leviticus 25:8–12
[Bible Verses]Leviticus 25:8–12 is a provision of the Law commanding that the fiftieth year, which follows seven sabbatical years (forty-nine years), be kept holy as the "Jubilee." A trumpet is to be sounded on the Day of Atonement to proclaim liberty, and each person is to return to his land and family. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of the ministry of Jesus and of social justice.
Leviticus 24:17–22
[Bible Verses]A passage containing the law of retaliation, which requires that homicide and bodily injury be repaid in equal measure, together with the command that this law apply equally to the foreigner and the native-born. Because of the phrase "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently cited in discussions of the Sermon on the Mount and of capital punishment.
Leviticus 20:13
[Bible 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.