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תּוֹרָה (tora)

תּוֹרָה (tora) (Hebrew Lexicon • H8451 • instruction, teaching, law, guidance): instruction, teaching, law, guidance. Instruction, direction, teaching, authoritative guidance; God's parental self-revelation instructing His people how to walk in communion; also Pentateuch. Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Exodus & Mount Sinai —Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Terah (Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor ): Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor. ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Joshua 24 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Korah (Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab )): ( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88). (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 16 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Terah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:27 , Num 33:28 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).) Troas (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:8 , Acts 16:11 , Acts 20:5 , Acts 20:6 , 2 Cor 2:12 , 2 Tim 4:13 .) Taralah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:27 (identified with Haeleph ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Exodus 26:33 : "And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy pl..."; Leviticus 25:18 : "Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety."; Exodus 30:6 : "And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.". Related canonical books and chapters: Tobit ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 14 Chapters), Deuteronomy (Old Testament • 34 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

תּוֹרָה
tora
H8451 Hebrew
instruction, teaching, law, guidance

instruction, teaching, law, guidance. Instruction, direction, teaching, authoritative guidance; God's parental self-revelation instructing His people how to walk in communion; also Pentateuch.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Raised in Pharaoh's court and called at the burning bush on Horeb , Moses and his brother Aaron lead Israel out of bondage in Egypt through the Passover and crossing of the Red Sea to receive the Covenant Law at Mount Sinai.

אִמְרָה
imra
H565 Hebrew
word, promise, commandment

word, promise, commandment. Commandment, promise; celebrated in Psalm 119 as refined, pure, life-giving truth ('Your word is very pure, therefore Your servant loves it', Psalm 119:140).

νόμος
nomos
G3551 Greek
usage, custom, law

usage, custom, law. Primary meaning: usage, custom, law. Strong's: law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle). Lexical nuances: that which is assigned, hence, usage , custom , then law ; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline bks.); of law in general: Ro 3:27 5:13b ; pl., of divine laws, He 8:10 10:16 ; ὁ ν. τ. Χριστοῦ , Ga 6:2 ; (τ.) ἐλευθερίας , Ja 1:25 2:12 ; βασιλικιός (Hort., in l.; Deiss., LAE , 367 3 ), Ja 2:8 . Of a force or influence impelling to action: Ro 7:21 , 23a , 25 8:2 . Of the Mosaic law:...

רָשָׁע
rasa
H7563 Hebrew
wicked, guilty, ungodly

wicked, guilty, ungodly. Wicked, guilty, hostile to God and community; one condemned in judgment, living in active rebellion against divine Torah.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

קֶרֶב
qereb
H7130 Hebrew
inward part, midst, innermost being

inward part, midst, innermost being. Inward part, entrails, midst of body or community; where God renews a steadfast spirit and writes Torah.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.

עָזַב
azab
H5800 Hebrew
to forsake, leave, abandon covenant

to forsake, leave, abandon covenant. To depart from, abandon; used of human covenant unfaithfulness forsaking God and Torah, contrasted with God's promise never to forsake His people.

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Terah
85% Messianic Line
Generation 19 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahor

Terah is a biblical figure in Generation 19 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahor , parent of Haran , Abram/Abraham , Nahor . ( Genesis 11:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 11:32 )

Abram/Abraham
70% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Terah
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hor 1 • 30.317°N, 35.407°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:27 , Num 33:28 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).

Troas
68% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 39.507°N, 26.081°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 16:8 , Acts 16:11 , Acts 20:5 , Acts 20:6 , 2 Cor 2:12 , 2 Tim 4:13 .

מִצְוָה
miswa
H4687 Hebrew
commandment, precept, charge

commandment, precept, charge. Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.

Taralah
65% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Haeleph • 31.793°N, 35.197°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:27 (identified with Haeleph ).

סָלַח
salah
H5545 Hebrew
to forgive, pardon (solely divine)

to forgive, pardon (solely divine). To forgive, pardon; reserved in Hebrew Bible exclusively for divine forgiveness, never human pardoning; God blotting out guilt upon atonement.

Korah
64% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Izhar (or Amminadab)

( Exodus 6:21 , 1 Chronicles 6:22 , 1 Chronicles 6:37 ) This is the Korah that rose up with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and Aaron (Korah's rebellion) as recorded in Numbers 16:1-40 . The sons of Korah are credited with writing several Psalms (42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87, & 88).

תּוֹדָה
toda
H8426 Hebrew
thanksgiving, confession, thank offering

thanksgiving, confession, thank offering. Thanksgiving choir, thank offering sacrifice (Leviticus 7:12), confession of God's righteous truth; enter His gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).

Tobit
62% Apocrypha
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..."

חֹק
hoq
H2706 Hebrew
statute, decree, enactment, boundary

statute, decree, enactment, boundary. Statute, ordinance, boundary, limit; engraved law originating from God's sovereign will setting fixed boundaries for nature and ethical duties for Israel.

רָאָה
raa
H7200 Hebrew
to see, inspect, perceive, provide

to see, inspect, perceive, provide. To behold, inspect; theologically God's sovereign oversight and gracious provision: Yahweh-Yireh ('The LORD will provide', Genesis 22:14).

Shem
60% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Eber (or Heber)
60% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Perez
60% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Deuteronomy
59% Old Testament
Old Testament • 34 Chapters

Deuteronomy (Old Testament, 34 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Isaac . Key places: Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Laban , Hazeroth , Dizahab . Opens with: "These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between P..."

παράδοσις
paradosis
G3862 Greek
a handing down, over, transfer

a handing down, over, transfer. Primary meaning: a handing down, over, transfer, transmission. Strong's: transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law. Lexical nuances: a handing down or over , transfer , transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).

Jephunneh
59% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

שָׁחָה
saha
H7812 Hebrew
to bow down, prostrate, worship

to bow down, prostrate, worship. To prostrate oneself in complete submission and awe; primary Old Testament physical and spiritual posture of true worship before holy God.

Nahor
59% Messianic Line
Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )

Ithamar
59% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Korah
58% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Esau (Edom)

Korah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau ( Edom ). ( Genesis 36:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 )

כָּפַר
kapar
H3722 Hebrew
to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate

to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate. To atone, make propitiation, purge, ransom; central action in Leviticus whereby blood expiates guilt, cleanses defilement, and turns away wrath.

Scripture Passages (24)

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.

and when the seal shall be set upon the world that is to pass away, then will I show these tokens: the books shall be opened before the firmament, and all shall see together:

Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

Exodus 12:13 (KJV)
Exodus 12 KJV

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt .

And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the Lord gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.

And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord.

Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

Each of the twelve leaders brought these gifts: Each leader brought one silver plate that weighed about 3 1/4 pounds. Each leader brought one silver bowl that weighed about 1 3/4 pounds. Both of these gifts were weighed by the official measure. The bowl and the plate were each filled with fine flour mixed with oil. This was to be used as a grain offering. Each leader also brought a large gold spoon that weighed about 4 ounces. The spoon was filled with incense. Each leader also brought 1 young bull, 1 ram, and 1 male lamb a year old. These animals were for a burnt offering. Each leader also brought 1 male goat to be used as a sin offering. Each leader brought 2 cattle, 5 rams, 5 male goats, and 5 male lambs a year old. All of them were sacrificed for a fellowship offering. On the first day, the leader of the tribe of Judah , Nahshon son of Amminadab brought his gifts. On the second day, the leader of the tribe of Issachar , Nethanel son of Zuar brought his gifts. On the third day, the leader of the tribe of Zebulun , Eliab son of Helon brought his gifts. On the fourth day, the leader of the tribe of Reuben , Elizur son of Shedeur brought his gifts. On the fifth day, the leader of the tribe of Simeon , Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai brought his gifts. On the sixth day, the leader of the tribe of Gad , Eliasaph son of Deuel brought his gifts. On the seventh day, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim , Elishama son of Ammihud brought his gifts. On the eighth day, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh , Gamaliel son of Pedahzur brought his gifts. On the ninth day, the leader of the tribe of Benjamin , Abidan son of Gideoni brought his gifts. On the tenth day, the leader of the tribe of Dan , Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai brought his gifts. On the eleventh day, the leader of the tribe of Asher , Pagiel son of Ocran brought his gifts. On the twelfth day, the leader of the tribe of Naphtali , Ahira son of Enan brought his gifts.

And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses .

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

Exodus 12:17 (KJV)
Exodus 12 KJV

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt : therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel .

The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering,

The Moabite women invited the men to come and join in their sacrifices to their false gods. So the Israelites joined in worshiping these false gods—they ate the sacrifices and worshiped these gods. There the Israelites began worshiping the false god, Baal of Peor . And the Lord became very angry with them.

Numbers 33:27 (KJV)
Numbers 33 KJV

And they departed from Tahath , and pitched at Tarah.

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