Old Testament • 52 Chapters
Jeremiah (Old Testament, 52 chapters). Key figures: Hilkiah , Benjamin , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ). Key places: Anathoth , Jerusalem , Egypt , Baal , Kittim , Kedar . Opens with: "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin :..."
1 Chronicles • Chapter 7 (40 verses)
Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron , four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi , and Rephaiah , and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number w... Mentions: Issachar , Uzzi , Rephaiah , David , Michael , Shimron , Bela , Anathoth , Bilhah , Gilead .
Jeremiah • Chapter 32 (44 verses)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah , which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. For then the king of Babylon 's army besieged Jerusalem : and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the kin... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Shallum , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Babylon , Jerusalem , Anathoth , Egypt , Baal .
Jeremiah • Chapter 11 (23 verses)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah , and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jerusalem , Egypt , Anathoth .
Nehemiah • Chapter 10 (39 verses)
Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah , the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, Seraiah , Azariah , Jeremiah , Pashur, Amariah , Malchijah , Mentions: Seraiah , Azariah (or Uzziah), Amariah , Malchijah , Obadiah , Jeshua , Rehob 3 , Elam , Anathoth .
Jeremiah • Chapter 29 (32 verses)
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babyl... Mentions: Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Judah , Hilkiah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem, Babylon , Anathoth .
Old Testament • 22 Chapters
1 Kings (Old Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Shimei . Key places: Gihon 2 , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat...."
Old Testament • 10 Chapters
Ezra (Old Testament, 10 chapters). Key figures: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Shephatiah . Key places: Persia , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Opens with: "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up th..."
1 Chronicles • Chapter 12 (40 verses)
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag , while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish : and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrow... Mentions: David , Saul , Kish , Benjamin , Joash , Ziklag , Azmaveth , Gedor 1 , Jordan , Hebron .
1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .
1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)
The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .
Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah .
Isaiah • Chapter 10 (34 verses)
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Midian , Saul , Calno , Carchemish , Hamath , Arpad , Samaria .
Nehemiah • Chapter 7 (73 verses)
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem : for he was a faithful man, and feared God above ma... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Jeshua , Elam , Gibeon .
Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .
Nehemiah • Chapter 11 (36 verses)
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem : the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. N... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Zechariah , Jerusalem, Solomon's , Immer , Ophel , Dibon 1 .
1 Esdras • Chapter 5 (73 verses)
After this were the chiefs of fathers’ houses chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem ... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Judah , Moab , Jerusalem , Persia , Babylon , Elam .
Biblical Place • 31.744°N, 34.694°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:11 .
Biblical Place • 30.583°N, 31.500°E
~. Referenced in Ezek 30:17 .
comfort, consolation
Consolations, comfort offered to grieving exiles through promise of redemption and peace (Isaiah 57:18, Zechariah 1:13).
Derivation: From נָחַם (H5162).
to, within, into, within
Primary meaning: to, within, into, within. Strong's: inside (as preposition or adjective). Lexical nuances: prop., after verbs of motion ( to ) within, into : Mt 26:58 , Mk 14:54 ; c. gen., Mk 15:16 .
Derivation: from G1519 (εἰς);
Biblical Place • Lower Beth-horon • 31.879°N, 35.124°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 7:24 (identified with Lower Beth-horon ).
to seek refuge, trust in divine protection
To flee for protection, take shelter under shadow of God's wings; vivid psalmic image of absolute spiritual safety.
Derivation: Primitive root.
The Wisdom of Solomon • Chapter 10 (21 verses)
Wisdom guarded to the end the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, And delivered him out of his own transgression, And gave him strength to get dominion over all things. But when an unrighteous man fell away from her in his anger, He perished himself in the r...
skill, intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, prudence
Primary meaning: skill, intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, prudence, wisdom. Strong's: wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual). Lexical nuances: skill, intelligence, wisdom , ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense;
Derivation: from G4680 (σοφός);
having power, authority, lord
Primary meaning: having power, authority, lord, master. Strong's: supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title). Lexical nuances: having power ( κῦρος ) or authority ; as subst., ὁ κ. , lord , master ; in general: c. gen. rei, Mt 9:38 20:8 , Mk 12:9 13:35 , Lk 19:33 ; τ. σαββάτου , Mt 12:8 , Mk 2:28 , Lk 6:5 ; c. gen. pers., δούλου , etc., Mt 10:24 , Lk 14:21 , Ac 16:16 , al.; absol., opp. to οἱ δοῦλοι , Eph 6:5 , 9 , al.; of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE , 161), Ac 25:26 ; θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί , I Co 8:5 ; of a husband, ...
Derivation: from (supremacy);
commandment, precept, charge
Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.
Derivation: From צָוָה (H6680) to command.
darkness
Primary meaning: darkness. Strong's: dimness, obscurity (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: in late writers = σκότος ,
Derivation: from G4655 (σκότος);
bait-stick, a snare, stumbling-block
Primary meaning: bait-stick, a snare, stumbling-block. Strong's: a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin). Lexical nuances: prop., the bait-stick of a trap, a snare, stumbling-block ( Le 19:14 , Jth 5:1 ): fig., Ro 9:33 , I Pe 2:8 ( Is 8:14 ; aliter in LXX; στερεὸν σκανδάλου in Aq.). Metaph., of that which causes error or sin;
Derivation: ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578 (κάμπτω);