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Luke 1:26-35
[Bible Verses]In this passage the angel Gabriel appears to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, and announces that she will conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and is to name him Jesus. It is a principal text for the confession of the virgin birth and the Incarnation and is frequently read during Advent and Christmas.
Leprosy
[Bible]Leprosy is the biblical term for an "unclean" disease of the skin and for blemishes on garments and houses. Leviticus sets out the regulations for its diagnosis and for purification, and leprosy also figures in the accounts of Miriam, Naaman, and Uzziah and in the healing narratives of Jesus.
Jeduthun
[People]Jeduthun was a Levite musician in the time of David who was responsible for praise in temple worship. With Asaph and Heman, he was one of three leaders who directed the singing and instrumental music.
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.
1 Samuel 22
[Bible]1 Samuel 22 records how David, having fled from Saul, gathers a band of followers at the cave of Adullam, and how the priests of Nob, who had helped David, are killed at Saul's command by Doeg the Edomite.
1 Samuel 21
[Bible]In this chapter David, fleeing from Saul, obtains the showbread and the sword of Goliath from Ahimelech the priest at Nob, then escapes danger by feigning madness before Achish, king of Gath.
2 Kings 11
[Bible]2 Kings 11 recounts how Athaliah destroyed the royal family of Judah and ruled the land for six years, and how she fell when the priest Jehoiada made king the seven-year-old Joash, whom he had kept hidden and raised.
2 Chronicles 24
[Bible]This chapter covers the reign of King Joash of Judah. It records how he repaired the temple while the priest Jehoiada was alive, how he turned to idolatry after Jehoiada's death and had Jehoiada's son Zechariah stoned to death, and how Joash met his end.
Buzi
[People]Buzi was the father of the prophet Ezekiel, an Old Testament figure named only once, in Ezekiel 1:3. He is understood to have belonged to a priestly family.
Leviticus
[Bible]Leviticus is the third book of the Old Testament and the third book of the Pentateuch. It contains regulations concerning sacrifices, the priesthood, laws of purity, and holy living, and consists of 27 chapters.
Psalm 67:1
[Bible Verses]Psalm 67:1 is the opening verse of Psalm 67. It asks for God's mercy and blessing and for His face to shine upon His people. The verse echoes the priestly blessing in Numbers and begins the psalm's movement toward seeking that blessing for all peoples. For this reason it is frequently cited in discussions of blessing and mission.
Leviticus 7
[Bible]Leviticus 7 sets out the regulations for the guilt offering and the peace offering, the portions given to the priests, and the command not to eat fat or blood. It concludes the priestly sacrificial regulations that begin in chapter 6.
Numbers 17
[Bible]Numbers 17 is the chapter in which, after Korah's rebellion, Aaron's rod alone among the rods of the twelve tribes buds and bears fruit, showing that God had chosen Aaron and the tribe of Levi for the priestly office.
1 Chronicles 9
[Bible]1 Chronicles 9 records the people who returned from the Babylonian exile and settled in Jerusalem, along with lists of the priests, Levites, and gatekeepers, and repeats the genealogy of Saul's family, who lived at Gibeon.
1 Chronicles 6
[Bible]1 Chronicles 6 presents the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. It contains the line of the Aaronic high priests, the genealogies of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, whom David appointed to lead the singing, and a list of the cities given to the descendants of Levi.
2 Chronicles 11
[Bible]2 Chronicles 11 recounts how, immediately after the division of the kingdom, Rehoboam heeded the prophet Shemaiah and called off war with northern Israel. He then fortified cities and received the priests and Levites who came from the north, strengthening his kingdom. The chapter also records his family.
2 Chronicles 31
[Bible]2 Chronicles 31 records how, in the reign of King Hezekiah, the people destroyed idolatrous altars, the king reorganized the service of the priests and Levites, and the firstfruits and tithes the people brought were gathered into storerooms at the temple and distributed.
2 Chronicles 29
[Bible]2 Chronicles 29 recounts how Hezekiah, king of Judah, reopened the house of the LORD in the first year of his reign after it had been shut under Ahaz. He directed the priests and Levites to cleanse the temple and then restored worship through sin offerings, burnt offerings, and songs of praise.
Salt (Bible)
[Bible]In the Bible, salt is a daily necessity used to season food and keep it from spoiling. In the Old Testament it appears in connection with offerings and covenants; in the New Testament Jesus uses it as a figure for the identity of his disciples ("the salt of the earth").
Micah 3
[Bible]Micah 3 indicts the leaders of the house of Jacob, the prophets who prophesy for money, and the priests who teach for hire, and it declares that because of them Zion and Jerusalem will be laid waste.