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• Seventy Elders

  [Bible]

  The seventy elders were a group of seventy leaders chosen from among the elders of Israel in the time of Moses. They appear in Exodus 24 and Numbers 11, and a group of seventy elders also appears in Ezekiel 8.

• Ezekiel 14

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 14 rebukes the elders of Israel who come to inquire of the prophet while harboring idols in their hearts. It pronounces judgment on Jerusalem, declaring that even if righteous men such as Noah, Daniel, and Job were present, their righteousness could deliver only their own lives.

• Ezekiel 20

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  In Ezekiel 20, God answers the elders of Israel who have come to inquire of him by recounting Israel's history of rebellion in Egypt, in the wilderness, and in Canaan, and declares that he will gather his scattered people, judge them, and restore them.

• Abihu

  [People]

  Abihu, the second son of the high priest Aaron in the Old Testament, was consecrated as a priest along with his older brother Nadab. He died by fire that came out from before the LORD after offering incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded.

• Exodus 4

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  Exodus 4 is the chapter in which, as Moses hesitates to accept his calling, God gives him three signs and appoints his brother Aaron to help him; Moses then leaves Midian, returns to Egypt, and delivers God's word to the elders of Israel.

• 1 Samuel 8

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  1 Samuel 8 is the chapter in which, after Samuel's sons become corrupt, the elders of Israel demand a king "like all the nations." Samuel warns them about the manner of the king, and the LORD then grants their request.

• 1 Chronicles 28

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 28 is the chapter in which David assembles the leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, announces that Solomon will build the temple, and gives Solomon the plans for the temple along with a solemn charge.

• Exodus 24

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  Exodus 24 is the chapter in which Israel, at Mount Sinai, pledges to keep God's words and the covenant is ratified with sprinkled blood, and in which Moses goes up into the cloud to receive the tablets of stone and remains there forty days.

• Eldad and Medad

  [People]

  Eldad and Medad were two men chosen among the seventy elders appointed to assist Moses during the wilderness period after the Exodus. Instead of going out to the tabernacle, they remained in the camp, where they prophesied (Numbers 11:26-29).

• Ezekiel 8

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 8 is the chapter in which Ezekiel, while in Babylon, is brought in a vision to the temple in Jerusalem, where he sees in succession four abominable forms of idolatry practiced in and around the temple.

• Nadab and Abihu

  [People]

  Nadab and Abihu were the eldest and second sons of Aaron. Appointed as priests, they offered incense with "strange fire," which the LORD had not commanded, and were killed by fire that went out from before the LORD.

• Leviticus 9

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  Leviticus 9 records the eighth day, after the seven days of priestly ordination were completed. On that day Aaron offered sacrifices for the first time and blessed the people, and then the glory of the LORD appeared and fire came out and consumed the offerings.

• Division of the Kingdom

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  The division of the kingdom of Israel after the death of Solomon into the southern kingdom of Judah under Rehoboam and the northern kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam. It is recorded in 1 Kings 12 and 2 Chronicles 10.

• Ruth 4:4-10

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage Boaz, seated at the city gate with the elders as witnesses, receives the right of redemption from a nearer kinsman and acquires both Naomi's field and Ruth. The passage illustrates the ancient Israelite customs of land redemption and of perpetuating a family line. It is often cited as a text in which Boaz, the "kinsman-redeemer," is read as a type of the Redeemer.

• Massah and Meribah

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  Massah and Meribah are the names given to places in the wilderness where, after the Exodus, the people of Israel quarreled with Moses over the lack of water and tested God. Massah means "testing," and Meribah means "quarreling."

• Eldad

  [People]

  Eldad was one of the seventy elders whose names were recorded during the wilderness period. He did not go out to the tabernacle but remained in the camp, where he and Medad received the Spirit of God and prophesied (Numbers 11:26-29).

• Balak

  [People]

  Balak was the king of Moab shortly before Israel entered Canaan. According to Numbers 22–24, he summoned the prophet Balaam to curse Israel, but Balaam blessed Israel instead.

• Jephthah

  [People]

  Jephthah was a judge from Gilead in the Book of Judges. He is widely known for defeating the Ammonites and for losing his only daughter because of a rash vow.

• Joshua 24

  [Bible]

  Joshua 24 is the final chapter of the Book of Joshua. At Shechem, Joshua reviews Israel's history, urges the people to serve the LORD alone, and makes a covenant with them. The chapter then records the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar and the burial of Joseph's bones.

• Massah

  [Bible]

  Massah is the name given to the place at Rephidim where, after the Exodus, the Israelites quarreled with Moses over the lack of water and put the LORD to the test. It is named together with Meribah, and the name Massah means "testing."