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Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 14 Chapters
Tobit ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 14 chapters). Key figures: Naphtali , Asher , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Aaron , Levi . Key places: Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Nineveh , Jerusalem , Baal , Media . Opens with: "THE book of the words of Tobit, the son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, of the tri..."
Tobit • Chapter 1 (22 verses)
THE book of the words of Tobit , the son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali ; who in the days of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was carried away captive out of Thisbe, which is on the right hand of Ke... Mentions: Naphtali , Asher , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Aaron , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Nineveh , Jerusalem .
Tobit • Chapter 8 (21 verses)
And when they had finished their supper, they brought Tobias in to her. But as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the incense, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke therewith. But when the devil smelled the smell,... Mentions: Adam , Egypt .
Tobit • Chapter 7 (18 verses)
And they came to Ecbatana , and arrived at the house of Raguel. But Sarah met them; and she saluted them, and they her; and she brought them into the house. And he said to Edna his wife, How like is the young man to Tobit my cousin. And Raguel asked them, From whence are you⌃, bre... Mentions: Naphtali , Moses , Ecbatana , Nineveh .
Tobit • Chapter 2 (14 verses)
Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored to me, and my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost , which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, and I sat down to eat. And I saw abundance of meat, and I said to my son, Go and bri... Mentions: Amos .
Tobit • Chapter 10 (12 verses)
And Tobit his father made his count every day: and when the days of the journey were expired, and they came not, he said, Is he perchance detained? or is Gabael perchance dead, and there is no man to give him the money? And he was sorely grieved.
Tobit • Chapter 5 (22 verses)
And Tobias answered and said to him, Father, I will do all things, whatever you have commanded me: but how shall I be able to receive the money, seeing I know him not? And he gave him the handwriting, and said to him, Seek you a man which shall go with you, and I will give him wa... Mentions: Media , Jerusalem .
Tobit • Chapter 3 (17 verses)
And I was grieved and wept, and prayed in sorrow, saying, O Lord, you are righteous, and all your works and all your ways are mercy and truth, and you judge true and righteous judgement for ever. Remember me, and look on me; take not vengeance on me for my sins and mine ignorance... Mentions: Ecbatana , Media .
Tobit • Chapter 6 (17 verses)
Now as they went on their journey, they came at eventide to the river Tigris , and they lodged there. But the young man went down to wash himself, and a fish leaped out of the river, and would have swallowed up the young man. But the angel said to him, Take hold on the fish. And t... Mentions: Moses , Tigris , Ecbatana .
Tobit • Chapter 11 (19 verses)
After these things Tobias also went his way, blessing God because he had prospered his journey; and he blessed Raguel and Edna his wife. And he went on his way till they drew near to Nineveh . And Raphael said to Tobias, Know you not, brother, how you did leave your father? Let us... Mentions: Nineveh , Media .
Tobit • Chapter 4 (21 verses)
In that day Tobit remembered concerning the money which he had left in trust with Gabael in Rages of Media , and he said in himself, I have asked for death; why do I not call my son Tobias, that I may show to him of the money before I die? And he called him, and said, My child, ... Mentions: Noah , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Media .
Tobit • Chapter 9 (6 verses)
And Tobias called Raphael, and said to him, Brother Azarias, take with you a servant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media to Gabael, and receive the money for me, and bring him to the wedding feast: because Raguel has sworn that I shall not depart; Mentions: Media .
Tobit • Chapter 13 (18 verses)
And Tobit wrote a prayer for rejoicing, and said, Blessed is God that lives for ever, And blessed is his kingdom. For he scourges, and shows mercy: He leads down to the grave, and brings up again: And there is none that shall escape his hand. Give thanks to him before the Genti... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Ophir .
Tobit • Chapter 14 (15 verses)
And Tobit made an end of giving thanks. And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight; and after eight years he received it again: and he gave alms, and he feared the Lord God more and more, and gave thanks to him. Now he grew very old; and he called his son, and th... Mentions: Media , Nineveh , Jerusalem , Ecbatana .
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Preserved in the World English Bible (WEB), King James Version (KJV), and Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV), the eighteen Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha books bridge the intertestamental period between the return from Babylon and the New Testament era.
Tobit • Chapter 12 (22 verses)
And Tobit called his son Tobias, and said to him, See, my child, that the man which went with you have his wages, and you must give him more. And he said to him, Father, it is no harm to me to give him the half of those things which I have brought: for he has led me for you in sa...
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters
2 Esdras ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 16 chapters). Key figures: Eleazar , Aaron , Levi , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Judah . Key places: Egypt , Tyre , Sidon , Sodom , Gomorrah , Jerusalem . Opens with: "THE second book of the prophet Esdras, Saraias, the son of Azaraias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salemas, the son of Sadoc, the son of Ah..."
Judges • Chapter 11 (40 verses)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. And Gilead 's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou... Mentions: Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Esau ( Edom ), Manasseh , Gilead, Tob , Mizpah 3 , Egypt .
2 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (19 verses)
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel . And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah , and set garrisons in the land of Judah , and in the cities of Ephraim , which Asa his father had taken. And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat , ... Mentions: Jehoshaphat, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Ephraim , Asa , Tob , Jerusalem .
Nehemiah • Chapter 6 (19 verses)
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto... Mentions: Judah , Berechiah , Ono , Jerusalem .
2 Esdras • Chapter 1 (40 verses)
THE second book of the prophet Esdras, Saraias, the son of Azaraias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salemas, the son of Sadoc, the son of Ahitob, the son of Achias, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amarias, the son of Aziei, the son of Marimoth, the son of Arna, th... Mentions: Eleazar , Aaron , Levi , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Tyre , Sidon .
1 Esdras • Chapter 8 (96 verses)
And after these things, when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned, came Ezdras the son of Azaraias, the son of Zechrias, the son of Helkias, the son of Salem , the son of Sadduk, the son of Ahitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ozias, the son of Memeroth, the son of Zarai... Mentions: Eleazar , Aaron , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Ithamar , Salem , Babylon , Jerusalem , Babylonia , Syria .
Nehemiah • Chapter 4 (23 verses)
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria , and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice... Mentions: Ammonites , Judah , Samaria , Jerusalem .
Nehemiah • Chapter 13 (31 verses)
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaa... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zadok , Pedaiah , Jerusalem , Babylon , Tyre , Ashdod , Ammon .
Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Pr... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Asia .
2 Samuel • Chapter 10 (19 verses)
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Then said David , I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servant... Mentions: Ammon , David, Maacah , Jacob/Israel , Jericho , Zobah , Rehob 3 .
Zechariah • Chapter 6 (15 verses)
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; And in the third chariot white horses;... Mentions: Josiah , Zephaniah , Joshua , Jehozadak , Babylon .
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 1 (36 verses)
THE brethren, the Jews that are in Jerusalem and they that are in the country of Judaea, send greeting to the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt , and wish them good peace: and may God do good to you, and remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob , his faith... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Jonathan , Jerusalem , Egypt , Persia .
Old Testament • 42 Chapters
Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."
New Testament • 3 Chapters
Titus (New Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Crete , Nicopolis . Opens with: "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is a..."
Old Testament • 3 Chapters
Habakkuk (Old Testament, 3 chapters). Key figures: Teman , Midian . Key places: Lebanon , Teman , Paran , Cushan , Midian . Opens with: "The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see...."