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Orville J. Nave
Public-domain topical Bible (1896) · 5,322 entries on site
–(Profaning holy things) –Forbidden Le 19:8 ; 1Co 3:17 ; Tit 1:11 ; 1Pe 5:2 –INSTANCES OF .Esau sells his birthright Ge 25:33 .Nadab and Abihu offer “strange” (unauthorized) fire Le 10:1-7 ; Nu 3:4 .Of Uzzah 2Sa 6:6 , 7 .Of Uzziah 2Ch 26:16-21 .Of Korah and his group Nu 16:40 .Of the people of Beth-shemesh 1Sa 6:19 .Of Ahaz 2Ch 28:24 .Of the money-exchangers in the temple Mt 21:12 , 13 ; Lu 19:45 ; Joh 2:14-16 .Of those who profaned the Lord’ s Supper 1Co 11:29
–Miraculous birth of 1Sa 1:7-20 –Consecrated to God before his birth 1Sa 1:11 , 22 , 24-28 –His mother’ s song of thanksgiving 1Sa 2:1-10 –Ministered in the house of God 1Sa 2:11 , 18 , 19 –Blessed of God 1Sa 2:21 ; 3:19 –His vision concerning the house of Eli 1Sa 3:1-18 –A prophet of the Israelites 1Sa 3:20 , 21 ; 4:1 –A judge (leader) of Israel, his judgment seat at Beth-el, Gilgal, Mizpeh, and Ramah 1Sa 7:15-17 –Organizes the tabernacle service 1Ch 9:22 ; 26:28 ; 2Ch 35:18 –Israelites repent because of his reproofs and warnings 1Sa 7:4-6 –The Philistines defeated through his intercession and sacrifices 1Sa 7:7-14 –Makes his corrupt sons judges in Israel 1Sa 8:1-3 –People desire a king; he protests 1Sa 8:4-22 –Anoints Saul to be king of Israel 1Sa 9:10 –Renews the kingdom of Saul 1Sa 11:12-15 –Reproves Saul; foretells that his kingdom will be established 1Sa 13:11-15 ; 15 –Anoints David to be king 1Sa 16 –Shelters David while escaping from Saul 1Sa 19:18 –Death of; the lament for him 1Sa 25:1 –Called up by the witch of Endor 1Sa 28:3-20 –His integrity as a judge and ruler 1Sa 12:1-5 ; Ps 99:6 ; Jer 15:1 ; Heb 11:32 –Chronicles of 1Ch 29:29 –Sons of 1Ch 6:28 , 33 –Called SHEMUEL 1Ch 6:33
–Son of Shemaiah 1Ch 26:7
–1. The representative of the tribe of Reuben among the twelve spies sent into Canaan Nu 13:4 –2. SHAMMUA .See SHAMMUAH –3. A Levite, father of Abda Ne 11:17 .Called SHEMAIAH 1Ch 9:16 –4. A priest Ne 12:18
–1. The representative of the tribe of Simeon among the spies sent into Canaan Nu 13:5 –2. Father of Elisha 1Ki 19:16 , 19 ; 2Ki 3:11 ; 6:31 –3. Son of Shemaiah 1Ch 3:22 –4. A Gadite 1Ch 5:12 –5. Son of Adlai 1Ch 27:29
–1. A descendant of David 1Ch 3:21 , 22 –2. Two men whose descendants returned with Ezra from the captivity in Babylon Ezr 8:3 , 5 –3. A Jew who proposed the putting away (divorce) of Gentile wives to Ezra Ezr 10:2 –4. Father of Shemaiah Ne 3:29 .Possibly identical with number one –5. Father-in-law of Tobiah Ne 6:18 –6. A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity in Babylon Ne 12:3
–1. Also called SICHEM and SYCHEM, a district in the central part of the land of Canaan .Abraham lives in Ge 12:6 .The flocks and herds of Jacob kept in Ge 37:12-14 .Joseph buried in Jos 24:32 .Jacob buried in Ac 7:16 ; with Ge 50:13 –2. Also called SYCHAR, a city of refuge in Mount Ephraim Jos 20:7 ; 21:21 ; Jud 21:19 .Joshua assembled the tribes of Israel at, with all their elders, chiefs, and judges, and presented them before the Lord Jos 24:1-28 .Joshua buried at Jos 24:30-32 .Abimelech made king at Jud 8:31 ; 9 .Rehoboam crowned at 1Ki 12:1 .Destroyed by Abimelech Jud 9:45 .Rebuilt by Jeroboam 1Ki 12:25 .Men of, killed by Ishmael Jer 41:5 .Jesus visits; disciples made in Joh 4:1-42 –3. Son of Hamor; seduces Jacob’ s daughter; killed by Jacob’ s sons Ge 33:19 ; 34 ; Jos 24:32 ; Jud 9:28 .Called SYCHEM Ac 7:16 –4. Ancestor of the Shechemites Nu 26:31 ; Jos 17:2 –5. Son of Shemidah 1Ch 7:19
–(Son of Noah) –Preserved in the ark (ship) Ge 5:32 ; 6:10 ; 7:13 ; 9:18 ; 1Ch 1:4 –His filial conduct Ge 9:23-27 –Descendants of Ge 10:1 , 21-31 ; 11:10-29 ; 1Ch 1:17-54 –Called SEM (A. V.) Lu 3:36
–1. A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:26 –2. A son of Hebron 1Ch 2:43 , 44 –3. Son of Joel 1 Ch 5:8 .Called SHEMAIAH 1Ch 5:4 –4. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:13 –5. A man who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people Ne 8:4
–Father of two of David’ s mighty men 1Ch 12:3
–1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam .Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam 1Ki 12:22-24 ; 2Ch 11:2-4 .Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt 2Ch 12:5 , 7 .Writes chronicles 2Ch 12:15 –2. A descendant of David 1Ch 3:22 –3. A Simeonite 1Ch 4:37 –4. Son of Joel 1 Ch 5:4 .Called SHEMA 1Ch 5:8 –5. A Merarite 1Ch 9:14 .In charge of the business of the temple during the time of Nehemiah Ne 11:15 , 16 –6. Son of Galal 1Ch 9:16 .Called SHEMMUA Ne 11:17 –7. A chief Levite during the time of David; assisted in moving the ark of the covenant from the house of Obed-edom 1Ch 15:8 , 11 –8. A Levite who assisted in the divisions (shifts) of the priests 1Ch 24:6 –9. A porter of the temple during the time of David 1Ch 26:4 , 6 , 7 –10. A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law 2Ch 17:8 –11. A Levite, son of Jeduthun 2Ch 29:14 –12. A Levite 2Ch 31:15 –13. A Levite who contributed largely for Passover sacrifices 2Ch 35:9 –14. A Jew who returned from Babylon with Ezra Ezr 8:13 –15. A chief man with Ezra Ezr 8:16 –16. A priest who put away (divorced) his Gentile wife Ezr 10:21 –17. An Israelite who put away (divorced) his Gentile wife Ezr 10:31 –18. Keeper of the east gate of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah Ne 3:29 –19. A false prophet in the time of Nehemiah Ne 6:10 –20. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:8 –21. A priest with Zerubbabel Ne 12:6 , 18 –22. A priest Ne 12:35 –23. The name of three men who celebrated the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:34 , 36 , 42 –24. Father of the prophet Urijah Jer 26:20 –25. A false prophet Jer 29:24-32 –26. Father of Delaiah Jer 36:12
–1. One of David’ s mighty men 1Ch 12:5 –2. The name of two Israelites who put away (divorced) Gentile wives Ezr 10:32 , 41
–King of Zeboim Ge 14:2
–Owner of the site upon which the city of Samaria was built 1Ki 16:24
–Also called SHEMIDAH –Son of Gilead Nu 26:32 ; Jos 17:2 ; 1Ch 7:19
–See MUSIC
–1. A Levite musician 1Ch 15:18 , 20 ; 16:5 –2. A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law 2Ch 17:8
–1. A Simeonite appointed on the committee to divide up the land of Canaan Nu 34:20 –2. SHEMUEL .See SAMUEL –3. Head of a family in the tribe of Issachar 1Ch 7:2
–(The highlands lying between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea) –Called ARAM, from the son of Shem Ge 10:22 , 23 ; Nu 23:7 ; 1Ch 1:17 ; 2:23 –During the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River Ge 24:10 ; with 25:20 –Including Padan-aram Ge 25:20 ; 28:5 –Minor kingdoms within the region .Aram-zobah, also called, ZOBAH and ZOBA 1Sa 14:47 ; 2Sa 8:3 ; 10:6 , 8 ; 1Ki 11:23 ; 1Ch 18:5 , 9 ; 19:6 .And in the title of Ps 60 .Geshur 2Sa 15:8 .Aram-rehob, also called BETH-REHOB 2Sa 10:6 , 8 .Damascus 2Sa 8:5 , 6 ; 1Ch 18:5 , 6 .Hamath 2Sa 8:9 , 10 –Conquest of .By David 2Sa 8:3-13 .By Jeroboam 2Ki 14:25 , 28 .By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria 2Ki 16:7-9 ; 18:33 , 34 –People of, colonized in Samaria by the king of Assyria 2Ki 17:24 –Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar 2Ki 24:2 ; Jer 39:5 –The Roman province of, included the land of Canaan Lu 2:2 , 3 –And it included Phoenicia Mr 7:26 ; Ac 21:3 –The fame of Jesus extended over Mt 4:24 –Paul goes to, with letters to apprehend the Christians; is converted and begins his evangelistic ministry Ac 9:1-31 –See PAUL –Paul preaches in Ac 15:41 ; 18:18 ; 21:3 ; Ga 1:21 –Damascus, the capitol of .See DAMASCUS –Wars between, and the kingdoms of Judah and Israel .See ISRAEL –Prophecies concerning Isa 7:8-16 ; 8:4-7 ; 17:1-3 ; Jer 1:15 ; 49:23-27 ; Am 1:3-5 ; Zec 9:1
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