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Laadah

– Son of Shelah 1Ch 4:21

Laadan

– 1. A descendant of Ephraim 1Ch 7:26

– 2. A Levite, also called LIBNI 1Ch 6:17; 23:7-9; 26:21

Laban

– Son of Bethuel Ge 28:5

– Brother of Rebekah Ge 22:23; 24:15,29

– Receives the servant of Abraham Ge 24:29-33

– Receives Jacob, and gives him his daughters in marriage Ge 29:12-30

– Jacob becomes his servant Ge 29:15-20,27; 30:27-43

– Outwitted by Jacob Ge 30:37-43; 31:1-21

– Pursues Jacob, overtakes him at Mount Gilead, and covenants with him Ge 31:22-55

Labor

– General scriptures concerning Ge 3:19; Ex 20:9-11; 23:12; 34:21; Le 19:13; De 24:14,15; 25:4; Ec 5:12; Jer 22:13; Mal 3:5; Mt 20:1-15; Lu 10:7; Ac 20:35; 1Co 9:9; Eph 4:28; 1Th 4:11,12; 2Th 3:7-13; 1Ti 5:18; Jas 5:4

– See [2489]EMPLOYEE

– See [2490]EMPLOYER

– See [2491]IDLENESS

– See [2492]INDUSTRY

– See [2493]MASTER

– See [2494]SERVANT

Lace

– General scriptures concerning Ex 39:31

Lachish

– (An important city)

– King of, besieges Gibeon Jos 10:5

– Captured by Joshua Jos 10:31,32

– Allotted to Judah Jos 15:39

– Fortified by Rehoboam 2Ch 11:9

– Assassination of Amaziah at 2Ki 14:19

– Besieged by Sennacherib 2Ki 18:13-17; 19:8; 2Ch 32:9

– By Nebuchadnezzar Jer 34:7

– Prophecy concerning Mic 1:13

Lachrymatory (Tear Bottle)

– A bottle for containing tear drops Ps 56:8

Ladder

– In Jacob's vision Ge 28:12

Lahad

– A descendant of Judah 1Ch 4:2

Lahai-roi

– Also called BEER-LAHAIROI

– (A well near Kadesh) -Hagar fled to Ge 16:7-14

– Isaac lives at Ge 24:62; 25:11

Lahmam

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:40

Lahmi

– (Brother of Goliath) -Killed by Elhanan 2Sa 21:19; 1Ch 20:5

Laish

– 1. Also called LESHEM

.See [2495]DAN

– 2. A native of Gallim 1Sa 25:44; 2Sa 3:15

– 3. A town near Jerusalem Isa 10:30

Lake

– Of fire Re 19:20; 20:10,14,15; 21:8

Lakum

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali Jos 19:33

Lama Sabachthani

– The dying cry of Jesus Mt 27:46; Mr 15:34

– See Ps 22:1

Lamb

– Offering of Ex 29:38-41; Le 3:7; 4:32; 5:6; 22:23; 23:12; Nu 6:12; 7:15,21; 28:3-8

– Not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother's milk Ex 23:19

Lamb of God

– An name of Jesus Joh 1:29; Re 6:16; 7:9,10,14,17; 12:11; 13:8; 14:1,4; 15:3; 17:14; 19:17; 21:9,14,22,23,27; 22:1,3

Lamech

– 1. Father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-Cain Ge 4:18-24

– 2. Son of Methuselah, and father of Noah, lived for seven-hundred and seventy-seven years Ge 5:25-31; 1Ch 1:3

.Ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:36

Lameness

– Disqualified priests from exercising the priestly office Le 21:18

– Disqualified animals for sacrificial uses De 15:21

– Hated by David 2Sa 5:8

– Healed by

.Jesus Mt 11:5; 15:31; 21:14; Lu 7:22

.Peter Ac 3:2-11

– FIGURATIVE Heb 12:13

Lamentations

– Of David Ps 60:1-3

– Of Jeremiah, see the Book of Lamentations

– Of Ezekiel Eze 19; 28:12-19

– See [2496]ELEGY

Lamp

– Miraculously appeared at Abraham's sacrifice Ge 15:17

– For the tabernacle Ex 25

– Kept burning at night in the tabernacle and cared for by priest Ex 27:20,21; Le 24:2-4

– FIGURATIVE Job 18:6; Ps 119:105; Pr 13:9; 20:20; Isa 62:1; Jer 25:10; Zep 1:12; Pr 13:9; 20:20; Isa 62:1; Jer 25:10; Zep 1:12; Mt 6:22; 2Pe 1:19; Re 21:23

– SYMBOLICAL Re 4:5; 8:10

.See [2497]CANDLESTICK

Lance

– See [2498]JAVELIN

– See [2499]SPEAR

Land

– Appeared on the third creative day Ge 1:9

– Original title to, from God Ge 13:14-17; 15:7; Ex 23:31; Le 25:23

– Bought and sold Ge 23:3-18; 33:19; Ac 4:34; 5:1-8

– Sale and redemption of, laws concerning Le 25:15,16,23-33; 27:17-24; Nu 36:4; Jer 32:7-16,25,44; Eze 46:18

– Conveyance of, by written deeds and other forms Ge 23:3-20; Ru 4:3-8,11; Jer 32:9-14

– Witnessed Ge 23:10,11; Ru 4:9-11; Jer 32:9-14

– Sold for debt Ne 5:3-5

– Rights in, alienated 2Ki 8:1-6

– Leased Lu 20:9-16; Mt 21:33-41

– Priests' part in Ge 47:22; Eze 48:10

– King's part in Eze 48:21

– Widow's dower in Ru 4:3-9

– Unmarried woman's rights in Nu 27:1-11; 36:1-11

– To rest every seventh year for the benefit of the poor people Ex 23:11

– Products of, for all Ec 5:9

– Monopoly of Ge 47:20-26; Isa 5:8; Mic 2:1,2

– See [2500]MORTGAGE

– Rules for apportioning Canaan among the tribes

– See [2501]CANAAN

– See also Eze 47:22

Landmarks

– Protected from fraudulent removal De 19:14; 27:17; Job 24:9; Pr 22:28; 23:10; Ho 5:10

Language

– Unity of Ge 11:1,6

– Confusion of Ge 11:1-9; 10:5,20,31

– Dialects of the Jews Jud 12:6; Mt 26:73

– Many spoken at Jerusalem Joh 19:20; Ac 2:8-11

– Speaking in inspired "tongues" forbidden, in religious assemblies unless there was an inspired interpreter present 1Co 14:2-28

– Gift of Mr 16:17; Ac 2:7,8; 10:46; 19:6; 1Co 12:10; 14

– Mentioned in Scripture .Ashdod Ne 13:24

.Chaldee Da 1:4

.Egyptian Ac 2:10; Ps 114:1

.Greek Lu 23:38; Ac 21:37

.Latin Lu 23:38; Joh 19:20

.Lycaonian Ac 14:11

.Parthian and other lands Ac 2:9-11

.Syrian 2Ki 18:26; Ezr 4:7; Da 2:4

Lantern

– General scriptures concerning Joh 18:3

Laodicea

– (A Phrygian city)

– Paul's concern for Col 2:1

– Epaphras' zeal for Col 4:13

– Epistle to the Colossians to be read in Col 4:15,16

– Message to, through John Re 1:11; 3:14-22

Lapidary

– One who cuts precious stones Ex 31:5; 35:33

Lapidoth

– The husband of Deborah Jud 4:4

Lapwing

– A bird forbidden as food Le 11:19; De 14:18

Larceny

– See [2502]THEFT

Lasciviousness

– General scriptures concerning Ex 32:6; Pr 2:16-18; 5:3-5,8-13; 7:6-27; 9:13-18; 20:16; 30:18-20; Joe 3:3; Mr 7:21-23; Ro 1:22-29; 7:8; 13:13; 1Co 6:9,10,13,15-18; 9:27; 2Co 12:21; Ga 5:19-21; Eph 4:17-19; 5:5; Col 3:5; 1Th 4:5; 2Ti 3:6; 1Pe 4:2,3; Jude 1:4-7

– See [2503]ADULTERY

– See [2504]IDOLATRY, LICENTIOUS PRACTICES OF

– See [2505]INCEST

– See [2506]LUST

– See [2507]RAPE

– See [2508]SENSUALITY

– See [2509]SODOMY

– See [2510]WHORE

– See [2511]WHOREDOM

– FIGURATIVE Eze 16:15-59

.See [2512]WHOREDOMS

– INSTANCES OF

.Sodomites Ge 19:5

.Lot's daughters Ge 19:30-38

.Judah Ge 38:15,16

.The Gibeahites Jud 19:22-25

.Eli's sons 1Sa 2:22

.David 2Sa 5:13; 11:2-27

.Amnon 2Sa 13:1-14

.Solomon 1Ki 11:1-3

.Rehoboam 2Ch 11:21-23

.Persian kings Es 2:3,13,14,19

Lasea

– A city of Crete Ac 27:8

Lasha

– A place at the southern extremity of Canaan Ge 10:19

Lasharon

– King of, killed by Joshua Jos 12:18

Latin

– General scriptures concerning Lu 23:38; Joh 19:20

Laughter

– A time for Ec 3:4

– Attributed to God Ps 37:13; 59:8; Pr 1:26

– See [2513]HAPPINESS

– See [2514]JOY

Laver

– Directions for making Ex 30:18-20

– Situation of, in the tabernacle, tent of the congregation, and the altar Ex 40:7

– Sanctified Ex 30:28; 40:11; Le 8:11

– Used for washing Ex 40:30-32

– Brazen (bronze), made by Solomon for the temple 1Ki 7

– Altered by Ahaz 2Ki 16:17

– Broken and carried away to Babylon by the Chaldeans 2Ki 25:13,16; Jer 52:17,20

– FIGURATIVE Re 4:6; 15:2

.In connection with Ex 38:8; 1Ki 7:23

Law

– General scriptures concerning Ps 19:7-9; 119:1-8; Pr 28:4,5; Mt 22:21; Lu 16:17; 20:22-25; Ro 2:14,15; 7:7,12,14; 13:10; 1Ti 1:5,8-10; Jas 1:25; 1Jo 3:4; 5:3

– See [2515]LITIGATION

– See [2516]COMMANDMENTS

– See [2517]DUTY TO GOD

– OF MOSES

– (Contained in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)

.Given at Sinai Ex 19; De 1:1; 4:10-13; 33:2; Hab 3:3

.Received by the disposition of angels De 33:2; Ps 68:17; Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2

.Was given because of transgressions until the Messiah arrived Ga 3:19

.Engraved on stone Ex 20:3-17; with 24:12; 31:18; 32:16; 34:29; 40:20; De 4:13; 5:4-22; 9:10

.See [2518]TABLES

.See [2519]COMMANDMENTS

.Preserved in the ark of the covenant Ex 25:16; De 31:9,26

.Found by Hilkiah in the house of the Lord 2Ki 22:8

.Engraved upon monuments De 27:2-8; Jos 8:30-35

.To be written

.On door posts De 6:9; 11:20

.On frontlets for the forehead, and parchment for the hand Ex 13:9,16; De 6:4-9; 11:18-21

.Children instructed in

.See [2520]CHILDREN

.See [2521]INSTRUCTION

.Expounded by

.The priests and Levites Le 10:11; De 33:10; 2Ch 35:3

.Princes, priests, and Levites publicly taught Ezr 7:10; Ne 8:1-18

.From city to city 2Ch 17:7-10

.In synagogues Lu 4:16,32; Ac 13:14-52; 15:21; with 9:20; 14:1; 17:1-3; 18:4,26

.Expounded to the assembled nation at the Feast of Tabernacles in the sabbatic year De 31:10-13

.Renewed by Moses De 4:44-46

.Curses of, responsively read by Levites and people at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim De 27:12-26; Jos 8:33-35

.Formed a constitution on which the civil government of the Israelites was founded, and according to which rulers were required to rule De 17:18-20; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11

.See [2522]GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTIONAL

.Divine authority for Ex 19:16-24; 20:1-17; 24:12-18; 31:18; 32:15,16; 34:1-4,27,28; Le 26:46; De 4:10-13,36; 5:1-22; 9:10; 10:1-5; 33:2-4; 1Ki 8:9; Ezr 7:6; Ne 1:7; 8:1; 9:14; Ps 78:5; 103:7; Isa 33:22; Mal 4:4; Ac 7:38,53; Ga 3:19; Heb 9:18-21

.Prophecies in, of the Messiah Lu 24:44; Joh 1:45; 5:46; 12:34; Ac 26:22,23; 28:23; Ro 3:21,22

.See [2523]JESUS, PROPHECIES CONCERNING

.Epitomized by Jesus Mt 22:40; Mr 12:29-33; Lu 10:27

.Book of, found by Hilkiah in the temple 2Ki 22:8; 2Ch 34:14

– TEMPORARY Jer 3:16; Da 9:27; Mt 5:17-45; Lu 16:16,17; Joh 1:17; 4:20-24; 8:35; Ac 6:14; 10:28; 13:39; 15:1-29; 21:20-25; Ro 3:1,2; 7:1-6; 8:3; 10:4; 2Co 3:7-14; Ga 2:3-9; 4:30,31; Eph 2:15; Col 2:14-23; Heb 8:4-13; 9:8-24; 10:1-18; 11:40; 12:18,19,27

Lawsuits

– To be avoided Pr 25:8-10; Mt 5:25,26; 1Co 6:1-8

– See [2524]ACTIONS AT LAW

– See [2525]ADJUDICATION

– See [2526]ARBITRATION

– See [2527]COMPROMISE

– See [2528]COURTS

– See [2529]JUSTICE

Lawyer

– (One versed in the Mosaic law)

– Test Jesus with questions Mt 22:35; Lu 10:25-37

– Jesus' remarks against Lu 11:45-52

– Zenas Tit 3:13

– See [2530]LITIGATION

Laying on of Hands

– See [2531]HANDS, IMPOSITION OF

Lazarus

– 1. Brother of Mary and Martha .Sickness and death of Joh 11:1-14

.Resurrection of Joh 11:38-44; 12:17,18

.Had dinner with Jesus Joh 12:1,2,9

.Plotted against by the chief priests Joh 12:10,11

Laziness

– See [2532]SLOTHFULNESS

Lead

– A mineral Ex 15:10

– Purified by fire Nu 31:22; Jer 6:29; Eze 22:18,20

– Used in making inscriptions on stone Job 19:24

– Lead foundry Jer 6:29; Eze 22:18,20

– Trade in Eze 27:12

– Used for weighing Zec 5:7,8

Leadership

– INSTANCES OF, see each respectively

.See [2533]ABRAHAM

.See [2534]MOSES

.See [2535]JOSHUA

.See [2536]GIDEON

.See [2537]DEBORAH

League

– See [2538]ALLIANCES

– See [2539]TREATY

Leah

– The older daughter of Laban Ge 29:16

– Married to Jacob Ge 29:23-26

– Children of Ge 29:31-35; 30:9-13,17-21

– Flees with Jacob Ge 31:4,14,17; 33:2-7

– "The builder of the house of Israel," Ru 4:11

Learning

– See [2540]INSTRUCTION

– See [2541]KNOWLEDGE

Lease

– Of real estate Mt 21:33-41; Mr 12:1-9; Lu 20:9-16

– See [2542]LAND

Leasing

– Falsifying Ps 4:2

Leather

– Belts of 2Ki 1:8; Mt 3:4

– Tanning of Ac 9:43; 10:5,6

– Called "skin," Ge 3:21; Mr 1:6

– Called "hide," Le 8:17

Leaven (Yeast)

– For bread Ex 12:34,39; Ho 7:4; Mt 13:33

– Leavened bread used

.With a peace-offering Le 7:13; Am 4:5

.With a wave-offering Le 23:15-17

– Leavened bread forbidden

.With meat offerings Le 2:11; 6:17; 10:12; Ex 23:18; 34:25

.At the Passover meal Ex 12:19,20; 13:3,4,7; 23:18

.With blood Ex 23:18; 34:25

– A symbol for sin 1Co 5:6-8

– FIGURATIVE

.Of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees Mt 16:6-12; Mr 8:15; Lu 12:1

.Of other evils 1Co 5:6-8; Ga 5:9

.Parable of Mt 13:33; Lu 13:21

Lebanah

– Also called LEBANA

– One of the Nethinim Ezr 2:45; Ne 7:48

Lebanon

– (A mountain range)

– Northern boundary of the land of Canaan De 1:7; 3:25; 11:24; Jos 1:4; 9:1

– Early inhabitants of Jud 3:3

– Snow of Jer 18:14

– Streams of So 4:15

– Cedars of Jud 9:15; 2Ki 19:23; 2Ch 2:8; Ps 29:5; 104:16; Isa 2:13; 14:8; Eze 27:5

– Other trees of 2Ki 19:23; 2Ch 2:8

– Flower of Na 1:4

– Beasts of Isa 40:16

– Fertility and productiveness of Ho 14:5-7

– "House of the forest of," 1Ki 7:2-5

– Valley of Jos 11:17; 12:7

– Tower of So 7:4

– Solomon had storage cities in 1Ki 9:19

– FIGURATIVE Isa 29:17; Jer 22:6

Lebaoth

– A city of the tribe of Simeon Jos 15:32

– See [2543]BETH-LEBAOTH

Lebbaeus

– (Surnamed THADDAEUS)

– One of the twelve apostles Mt 10:3

Lebonah

– A city on the highway from Beth-el to Shechem Jud 21:19

Lecah

– A town or person in the territory of the tribe of Judah 1Ch 4:21

Leek

– General scriptures concerning Nu 11:5

Lees

– Settlings of wine Ps 75:8; Isa 25:6; Jer 48:11; Zep 1:12

Left-handed

– General scriptures concerning Jud 3:15; 20:16

Legends (Inscriptions)

– "Holiness to the LORD," engraved

.On the high priest's mitre Ex 28:36; 39:30

.On bells of horses, on pots and bowls Zec 14:20

– "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews," Mt 27:37

– Precepts written on door posts and gates, and worn on the hand and forehead De 6:6-9; 11:18-20; Isa 57:8

Lehabim

– A Mizraite people Ge 10:13; 1Ch 1:11

Lehi

– A district of Judah, where Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey Jud 15:9-19

Legion

– Of angels Mt 26:53

– Demons Mr 5:9,15

Legislation

– Class, forbidden Ex 12:49; Le 24:22; Nu 9:14; 15:15,29; Ga 3:28

– Supplemental, concerning Sabbath-breaking Nu 15:32-35

– Inheritance Nu 27:1-11

– See [2544]GOVERNMENT

– See [2545]LAW

Legs

– Of the crucified, broken Joh 19:31,32

Lemuel

– (A king)

– Probably refers to Solomon Pr 31:1,4

Lending

– General scriptures concerning Ex 22:25-27; Le 25:35-37; De 15:1-11; 23:19,20; 24:6,10-13,17; Ne 5:1-13; Ps 37:25,26; 112:5; Pr 19:17; 22:7; 28:8; Isa 24:1,2; Eze 18:13; Mt 5:42; Lu 6:34,35

– See [2546]BORROWING

– See [2547]INTEREST

– See [2548]MONEY

Lentiles

– General scriptures concerning Ge 25:34; 2Sa 17:28; 23:11; Eze 4:9

Leopard

– A carnivorous animal So 4:8

– Fierceness of Jer 5:6; 13:23; Ho 13:7; Hab 1:8

– FIGURATIVE Da 7:6

.Taming of, the triumph of the gospel Isa 11:6

Leprosy

– Law concerning Le 13; 14; 22:4; Nu 5:1-3; 12:14; De 24:8; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14; 17:14

– Sent as a judgment on

.Miriam Nu 12:1-10

.Gehazi 2Ki 5:27

.Uzziah 2Ch 26:20,21

– Entailed 2Ki 5:27

– Isolation of lepers Le 13:46; Nu 5:2; 12:14; 2Ki 15:5; 2Ch 26:21

– Separate burial of 2Ch 26:23

– Instances of leprosy not mentioned above

.Four lepers outside Samaria 2Ki 7:3

.Azariah 2Ki 15:5

.Simon Mr 14:3

– HEALED

.Miriam Nu 12:13,14

.Naaman 2Ki 5:8-14

.By Jesus Mt 8:3; Mr 1:40-42; Lu 5:13; 17:12-14

.Disciples empowered to heal Mt 10:8

Leshem

– Also called LAISH

– See [2549]DAN

Letters

– Written by David to Joab 2Sa 11:14

– King of Syria to king of Israel 2Ki 5:5,6

– Rabshakeh to Hezekiah Isa 37:9-14

– King of Babylon to Hezekiah Isa 39:1

– Sennacherib to Hezekiah 2Ki 19:14

– Of Artaxerxes to Nehemiah Ne 2:7-9

– Open letter from Sanballat to Nehemiah Ne 6:5

– Luke to Theophilus (the books of Luke and Acts) Ac 1:1

– Claudius Lysias to Felix Ac 23:25-30

– Letters of intercession by Paul and Philemon on behalf of Onesimus Phm 1:1

– Of recommendation 2Co 3:1

Letushim

– A son of Dedan Ge 25:3

Leummim

– A son of Dedan Ge 25:3

Levi

– Son of Jacob Ge 29:34; 35:23; 1Ch 2:1

– Avenges the seduction of Dinah Ge 34; 49:5-7

– Jacob's prophecy regarding Ge 49:5-7

– His age at death Ex 6:16

– (Descendants of, made the ministers of religion)

– See [2550]LEVITES

Leviathan

– Possibly a crocodile Job 41; Ps 104:26

– "The crooked (R. V.) serpent." Isa 27:1

– FIGURATIVE Ps 74:14

Levites

– (The descendants of Levi)

– Set apart as ministers of religion Nu 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2

– Substituted in the place of the firstborn children Nu 3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6

– Religious zeal of Ex 32:26-28; De 33:9,10; Mal 2:4,5

– Consecration of Nu 8:6-21

– Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron Nu 16; with 4:19,20

– Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari Nu 3:17

– Gershonites and their duties Nu 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17

– The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest Nu 4:28

– The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites Nu 3:27; 4:18-20

– Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests Ex 28:1; 29:9; Nu 3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1

– The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service Nu 3:27-32; 4:2-15

– The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest Nu 3:32; 1Ch 9:20

– The Merarites Nu 3:20,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1Ch 6:19,29,30; 23:21-23

– The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest Nu 4:33

– Place of, in encampments and the march Nu 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35

– Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan Jos 21

– Lodged in the chambers of the temple 1Ch 9:27,33; Eze 40:44

– Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem Ne 12:29

– Age of

.When inducted into office Nu 4:3,30,47; 8:23-26; 1Ch 23:3,24,27; Ezr 3:8

.When retired from office Nu 4:3,47

– Functions of

.Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march Nu 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6

.Had charge of the temple 1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34

– Carried the ark of the covenant De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2,26,27

– Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant 1Ch 16:4

– Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings 1Ch 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr 8:29,30,33; Ne 12:44

– Prepared the shewbread 1Ch 23:28,29

– Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice 2Ch 29:12-36; 35:1-18

– Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity Ezr 6:20,21

– Teachers of the law De 33:10; 2Ch 17:8,9; 30:22; 35:3; Ne 8:7-13; Mal 2:6,7

– Were judges De 17:9; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 19:8-11; Ne 11:16

– See [2551]JUDGES

– (Were scribes of the sacred books)

– See [2552]SCRIBES

– Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim De 27:12; Jos 8:33

– Were porters of the doors

– See [2553]PORTERS

– Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple 1Ch 23:2-4; Ezr 3:8,9

– Were musicians of the temple service

– See [2554]MUSIC

– Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business 1Ch 23:29

– The list of those who returned from captivity Ezr 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Ne 7:43-73; 12

– Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:9-28

– Profits from

.In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them Nu 35:2-8; with 18:24

.And Nu 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Jos 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1Ch 6:54-81; 13:2; 2Ch 23:2; Eze 34:1-5

– Assigned to, by families Jos 21:4-40

– Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt Le 25:32-34

– Tithes and other offerings Nu 18:24,26-32; De 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Jos 13:14; Ne 10:38,39; 12:44,47

– First fruits Ne 12:44,47

– The plunder of war, including captives Nu 31:30,42-47

– See [2555]TITHES

– Tithes withheld from Ne 13:10-13; Mal 3:10

– Pensioned 2Ch 31:16-18

– Owned lands De 18:8; with 1Ki 2:26

– Land allotted to, by Ezekiel Eze 48:13,14

– Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai Nu 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1Ch 23:3-5

– Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam 2Ch 11:13-17; 13:9-11

– Loyal to the ruler 2Ki 11:7-11; 2Ch 23:7

– Intermarried with Canaanites Ezr 9:1,2; 10:23,24

– Exempt from enrollment for military duty Nu 1:47-54; with 1Ch 12:26

– Subordinate to the sons of Aaron Nu 3:9; 8:19; 18:6

– Prophecies concerning Jer 33:18; Eze 44:10-14; Mal 3:3

– Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah Zec 12:10-13

– John's vision concerning Re 7:7

Lex Talionis

– See [2556]RETALIATION

Liars

– All men are liars Ps 116:11

– Satan, a deceiver Joh 8:44,55

– Prohibited from the Kingdom of Heaven Re 21:8

– See [2557]DECEIT

– See [2558]DECEPTION

– See [2559]FALSEHOOD

– See [2560]HYPOCRISY

Liberality

– General scriptures concerning Ex 13:2,12; 22:29,30; 23:15; 25:1-8; 34:20; 35:4-29; 36:3-6; 38:8; Le 19:5; 22:29; Nu 35:8; De 12:11,12,17-19; 14:27-29; 15:7-18; 16:10,17; 18:1-8; 24:19-22; 2Sa 24:24; 1Ch 22:19; 28:10,20; 29:5; 2Ch 15:7,18; Ezr 1:2-4; Ps 41:1-3; 76:11; 112:5,9; 132:1-5; Pr 3:9,10; 11:24,25; 13:7; 14:21; 19:6,17; 21:26; 22:9; 28:27; 31:20; Ec 11:1,2; Isa 32:8; 60:7,9,17; Hag 1:8; 2:18,19; Mal 3:10-12; Mt 5:42; 6:1-4; 19:21,22; 25:34-40; Lu 3:10,11; 6:38; 11:41; 12:33,34; 16:9; Ac 10:4; 20:35; Ro 12:8,13; 15:27; 1Co 13:3; 16:1-3; 2Co 8:7-9,11-15,24; 9:6-13; Eph 4:28; 1Ti 5:16; 6:17-19; Phm 1:14; Heb 6:10; 13:16; 1Joh 3:17,18

– See [2561]ALMS

– See [2562]BENEFICENCE

– See [2563]CHARITABLENESS

– See [2564]MINISTERS, EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS)

– See [2565]POOR, DUTY TO

– See [2566]RICH

– See [2567]RICHES

– INSTANCES OF

.King of Sodom to Abraham Ge 14:21

.Jacob Ge 28:22

.Pharaoh to Joseph's people Ge 45:18-20

.Israelites at the erection of the tabernacle Ex 35:21-29; 36:3-7; 38:8; Nu 7; 31:48-54; Jos 18:1

.Reubenites Jos 22:24-29

.David 2Sa 7:2; 1Ch 17:1; 2Sa 8:11; 1Ki 7:51; 8:17,18; 1Ch 21:24; 22; 26:26; 28:2; 29:2-5,17; Ps 132:1-5

.Barzillai and others to David 2Sa 17:27-29; 19:32

.Araunah for sacrifice 2Sa 24:22,23

.Joab to David 2Sa 12:26-28

.Israelites' offerings for the temple 1Ch 29:6-9,16,17

.Samuel 1Ch 26:27,28

.Solomon 1Ki 4:29; 5:4,5; 2Ch 2:1-6; 1Ki 6; 7:51; 8:13

.Queen of Sheba to Solomon 1Ki 10:10

.Asa and Abijam 1Ki 15:15

.Elisha toward Elijah 1Ki 19:21

.Jehoshaphat 2Ki 12:18

.Joash and his people 2Ki 12:4-14; 2Ch 24:4-14

.David 1Ch 16:3

.Hezekiah 2Ch 29; 30:1-12; 31:1-10,21

.Manasseh 2Ch 33:16

.Josiah 2Ki 22:3-6; 2Ch 34:8-13; 35:1-19

.Jews after the captivity Ezr 1:5,6; 2:68,69; 3:2-9; 5:2-6; 6:14-22; 8:25-35; Ne 3; 4:6; 6:3; 7:70-72; 10:32-39; 13:12,31; Hag 1:12-14; 2:18,19

.Cyrus Ezr 1:2-4,7-11; 3:7; 5:13-15; 6:3

.Darius Ezr 6:7-12

.Artaxerxes Ezr 7:13-27; 8:24-36

.The Magi (wise men from the east) Mt 2:11

.The centurion Lu 7:4,5

.Mary Magdalene Lu 8:2,3

.The Good Samaritan Lu 10:33-35

.The poor widow Lu 21:2-4

.Christians

.In Jerusalem Ac 2:44,45; 4:32-37

.In Antioch (of Syria) Ac 11:29

.In Philippi Php 4:18

.In Corinth 2Co 8:19; 9:1-13

.In Macedonia 2Co 8:14

.People of Melita (Malta) to Paul Ac 28:10

Libertines

– Freedmen Ac 6:9

Liberty

– Proclaimed in the year of jubilee Le 25:10; Jer 34:8,15-17

– Political Jud 17:6; 21:25; Ac 22:28

– See [2568]JUBILEE

– FIGURATIVE Isa 61:2; 63:4; Lu 4:19; Joh 8:32,33,36; Ga 3:28; Eph 6:8; Col 3:11

Libnah

– 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert Nu 33:20

– 2. A city of the tribe of Judah, captured by Joshua Jos 10:29-32,39; 12:15

.Allotted to the priests Jos 21:13; 1Ch 6:57

.Sennacherib besieged; his army defeated near 2Ki 19:8,35; Isa 37:8-36

Libni

– 1. Son of Gershon Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17,20

.Descendants called LIBNITES Nu 3:21; 26:58

– 2. Grandson of Merari 1Ch 6:29

Libya

– Region north of Egypt Eze 30:5; 38:5; Ac 2:10

– Also called [2569]LUBIM and [2570]PHUT

Libyans

– The inhabitants of Libya Jer 46:9; Da 11:43

Lice

– Plague of Ex 8:16-19; Ps 105:31

Licentiousness

– See [2571]ADULTERY

– See [2572]LASCIVIOUSNESS

Life

– MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

.Breath of Ge 2:7

.Called SPIRIT OF GOD Job 27:3

.Tree of Ge 2:9; 3:22,24; Pr 3:18; 13:12; Re 2:7

– (SACREDNESS OF, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder)

.See [2573]HOMICIDE

.Long life promised to obedient children Ex 20:12; De 5:16

.To those who keep the commandments De 4:40; 22:7

.Vanity of Ec 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7

.Hated Ec 2:17

.To be hated for Christ's sake Lu 14:26

.What can a man give in exchange for Mt 16:26; Mr 8:37

.The one who loses it will save it Mt 10:39; 16:25,26; Lu 9:24; Joh 12:25

.Weary of

.Job Job 3; 7:1-3; 10:18-20

.Jeremiah Jer 20:14-18

.Elijah 1Ki 19:1-8

.Jonah Jon 4:8,9

.See [2574]SUICIDE

.Life of Christ, a ransom Mt 20:28; Mr 10:45; 1Ti 2:6

.See SPIRITUAL, below

– BREVITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF Ge 18:27; 47:9; 1Sa 20:3; 2Sa 14:14; 1Ch 29:15; Job 4:19-21; 7:6-10,17; 8:9; 9:25,26; 10:9,20,21; 13:12,25,28; 14:1,2; 17:1; Ps 22:29; 39:4-6,11; 78:39; 89:47,48; 90:3,5,6,9,10; 102:11; 103:14-16; 144:3,4; 146:4; Pr 27:1; Ec 1:4; 6:12; Isa 2:22; 38:12; 40:6,7,24; 50:9; 51:8,12; 64:6; Jas 1:10,11; 4:14; 1Pe 1:24

.See [2575]DEATH

– EVERLASTING Ps 21:4; 121:8; 133:3; Isa 25:8; Da 12:2; Mt 19:16-21,29; 25:46; Mr 10:30; Lu 18:18,30; 20:36; Joh 3:14-16; 4:14; 5:24,25,29,39; 6:27,40,47,50-58,68; 10:10,27,28; 12:25,50; 17:2,3; Ac 13:46,48; Ro 2:7; 5:21; 6:22,23; 1Co 15:53,54; 2Co 5:1; Ga 6:8; 1Ti 1:16; 4:8; 6:12,19; 2Ti 1:10; Tit 1:2; 3:7; 1Jo 2:25; 3:15; 5:11-13,20; Jude 1:21; Re 1:18

.See [2576]IMMORTALITY

– FROM GOD Ge 2:7; De 8:3; 30:20; 32:39,40; 1Sa 2:6; Job 27:3; 34:14,15; Ps 22:29; 30:3; 68:20; 104:30; Ec 12:7; Isa 38:16-20; Ac 17:25-28; Ro 4:17; 1Ti 6:13; Jas 4:15

– LONG

.See [2577]LONGEVITY

– SPIRITUAL Joh 3:3-16; 5:24-26,40; 6:27,33,35,40,47; 10:10; 11:25,26; 14:6; 17:2,3; 20:31; Ro 6:4,5,8,11,13,22,23; 8:10; 1Jo 1:1,2

Light

– Created Ge 1:3-5; Isa 45:7; 2Co 4:6

– Miraculous Mt 17:2; Ac 9:3

– FIGURATIVE AND SYMBOLICAL 1Ki 11:36; Ps 27:1; 119:105,130; Pr 6:23; Ec 2:13; Isa 8:20; 49:6; 58:8; 60:19,20; Mt 4:16; 5:14,16; Lu 2:32; 11:34; 16:8; Joh 1:4,5,7-9; 3:19-21; 5:35; 8:12; 9:5; 12:35,36; Ac 26:18; Eph 5:8,14; Php 2:15; 1Th 5:5; 1Ti 6:16; Jas 1:17; 1Pe 2:9; 2Pe 1:19; 1Jo 1:5,7; Re 21:23

Lightning

– General scriptures concerning Job 28:26; 37:3; 38:25,35; Ps 18:14; 77:18; 78:48; 97:4; 135:7; 144:6; Jer 10:13; 51:16; Eze 1:13,14; Da 10:6; Na 2:4; Zec 9:14; 10:1; Mt 24:27; 28:3; Lu 10:18; Re 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18

Lign-aloe

– A tree, not identified by naturalists Nu 24:6

Ligure

– A precious stone Ex 28:19; 39:12

Lily

– The principal capitals of the temple ornamented with carvings of 1Ki 7:19,22,26

– Molded on the rim of the molten laver in the temple 1Ki 7:26; 2Ch 4:5

– Lessons of trust gathered from Mt 6:28-30; Lu 12:27

– FIGURATIVE

.Of the lips of the beloved So 5:13

Lime

– General scriptures concerning Isa 33:12; Am 2:1

Linen

– Exported

.From Egypt 1Ki 10:28; Eze 27:7

.From Syria Eze 27:16

– Curtains of the tabernacle made of Ex 26:1; 27:9

– Vestments of priests made of Ex 28:5-8,15,39-42

– Livery of royal households made of Ge 41:42; Es 8:15

– Garments

.For men made of Ge 41:42; Eze 9:2; Lu 16:19

.For women made of Isa 3:23; Eze 16:10-13

– Bedding made of Pr 7:16

– Mosaic law forbade its being interwoven with wool Le 19:19; De 22:11

– The corpse of Jesus was wrapped in Mr 15:46; Joh 20:5

– FIGURATIVE

.Pure and white, of righteousness Re 15:6; 19:8,14

Linus

– A Christian at Rome 2Ti 4:21

Lion

– King of beasts Mic 5:8

– Fierceness of Job 4:10; 28:8; Ps 7:2; Pr 22:13; Jer 2:15; 49:19; 50:44; Ho 13:8

– The roaring of Ps 22:13; Pr 20:2

– Strength of Pr 30:30; Isa 38:13; Joe 1:6

– Instincts of, in taking prey Ps 10:9; 17:12; La 3:10; Am 3:4; Na 2:12

– Lair of, in the jungles Jer 4:7; 25:38

– The bases in the temple ornamented by mouldings of 1Ki 7:29,36

– Twelve statues of, on the stairs leading to Solomon's throne 1Ki 10:19,20

– Samson's riddle concerning Jud 14:14,18

– Proverb of Ec 9:4

– Parable of Eze 19:1-9

– Kept in captivity Da 6

– Sent as judgment upon the Samaritans 2Ki 17:25,26

– Killed by

.Samson Jud 14:5-9

.David 1Sa 17:34,36

.Benaiah 2Sa 23:20

.Saints Heb 11:33

– Disobedient prophet killed by 1Ki 13:24-28

– An unnamed person killed by 1Ki 20:36

– Used for the torture of criminals Da 6:16-24; 7:12; 2Ti 4:17

– FIGURATIVE

.Of a ruler's anger Pr 19:12; Jer 5:6; 50:17; Ho 5:14

.Of Satan 1Pe 5:8

.Of divine judgments Isa 15:9

– SYMBOLICAL Ge 49:9; Isa 29:1

.Margin) Eze 1:10; 10:14; Da 7:4; Re 4:7; 5:5; 9:8,17; 13:2

Litigation

– To be avoided Mt 5:25; Lu 12:58; 1Co 6:1-8

– See [2578]ACTIONS AT LAW

– See [2579]ADJUDICATION

– See [2580]ARBITRATION

– See [2581]COMPROMISE

Litter

– An oriental carriage for carrying persons Isa 66:20

Liver

– Burnt in sacrifice Le 3:5

– Superstitious rites with Eze 21:21

Livery

– (Of seizin (the method by which the ceremonial conveyance of land was made))

– See [2582]LAND, CONVEYANCE OF

Lizard

– General scriptures concerning Le 11:30; Pr 30:28

Lo-ammi

– A symbolical name given to a son of Hosea Ho 1:9

Loaves

– Miracle of the five Mt 14:15-21; 16:9; Lu 9:12-17

– Miracle of the seven Mt 15:34-38; 16:10

– See [2583]BREAD

Lobbying

– General scriptures concerning Ezr 4:4,5

– See [2584]DIPLOMACY

– See [2585]INFLUENCE, POLITICAL

Lock

– General scriptures concerning Jud 3:23-25; Ne 3:13,14; So 5:5

Locust

– Authorized as food Le 11:22

– Used as food Mt 3:4; Mr 1:6

– Plague of Ex 10:1-19; Ps 105:34,35

– Devastation by De 28:38; 1Ki 8:37; 2Ch 7:13; Isa 33:4; Joe 1:4-7; Re 9:7-10

– Sun obscured by Joe 2:2,10

– Instincts of Pr 30:27

– In A. V. often inaccurately translated "grasshopper," as in Jud 6:5; 7:12; Job 39:20; Jer 46:23

– See [2586]GRASSHOPPER

– FIGURATIVE Jer 46:23

– SYMBOLICAL Re 9:3-10

Lod

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ne 7:37; 11:35

– Called LYDDA Ac 9:38

Lo-debar

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27

– Home of Mephibosheth, the lame son of Jonathan 2Sa 9:3-5

Log

– A measure for liquids, holding about a pint Le 14:10,12,15,24

Lois

– The grandmother of Timothy, commended by Paul for her faith 2Ti 1:5

Longevity

– General scriptures concerning Ge 6:3; Ex 20:12; 1Ki 3:11-14; Job 5:26; Ps 21:4; 34:11-13; 90:10; 91:16; Pr 3:1,2,16; 9:11; 10:27; Isa 65:20; 1Pe 3:10,11

– See [2587]OLD AGE

– INSTANCES OF

.Adam, nine-hundred and thirty years Ge 5:5

.Seth, nine-hundred and twelve years Ge 5:8

.Enos, nine-hundred and five years Ge 5:11

.Cainan, nine-hundred and ten years Ge 5:14

.Mahalaleel, eight-hundred and ninety-five years Ge 5:17

.Jared, nine-hundred and sixty-two years Ge 5:20

.Enoch, three-hundred and sixty-five years Ge 5:23

.Methuselah, nine-hundred and sixty-nine years Ge 5:27

.Lamech, seven-hundred and seventy-seven years Ge 5:31

.Noah, nine-hundred and fifty years Ge 9:29

.Shem, six-hundred years Ge 11:10,11

.Arphaxad, four-hundred and thirty-eight years Ge 11:12,13

.Salah, four-hundred and thirty-three years Ge 11:14,15

.Eber, four-hundred and sixty-four years Ge 11:16,17

.Peleg, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Ge 11:18,19

.Reu, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Ge 11:20,21

.Serug, two-hundred and thirty years Ge 11:22,23

.Nahor, one-hundred and forty-eight years Ge 11:24,25

.Terah, two-hundred and five years Ge 11:32

.Job, "lived one-hundred and forty years" after his ordeal, and then "he died at a very great age," Job 42:16,17

.Sarah, one-hundred and twenty-seven years Ge 23:1

.Abraham, one-hundred and seventy-five years Ge 25:7

.Isaac, one-hundred and eighty years Ge 35:28

.Jacob, one-hundred and forty-seven years Ge 47:28

.Joseph, one-hundred and ten years Ge 50:26

.Amram, one-hundred and thirty-seven years Ex 6:20

.Aaron, one-hundred and twenty-three years Nu 33:39

.Moses, one-hundred and twenty years De 31:2; 34:7

.Joshua, one-hundred and ten years Jos 24:29

.Eli, ninety-eight years 1Sa 4:15

.Barzillai, eighty years 2Sa 19:32

.Jehoiada, one-hundred and thirty years 2Ch 24:15

.Anna, older than eighty-four years Lu 2:36,37

.Paul, "the aged one" Phm 1:9

Longsuffering

– General scriptures concerning 1Co 13:4,7; 2Co 6:4-6; Ga 5:22; Eph 4:1,2; Col 1:11; 3:12,13; 1Ti 1:16; 2Ti 3:10; 4:2

– See [2588]CHARITABLENESS

– See [2589]GOD, LONGSUFFERING OF

– See [2590]PATIENCE

Looking-glass

– See [2591]MIRROR

Lord

– A prince Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3; 1Sa 5:8; 6:4

– See [2592]GOD

– See [2593]JESUS

Lord's Day

– See [2594]SABBATH

Lord's Prayer

– General scriptures concerning Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4

Lord's Supper

– See [2595]EUCHARIST

Lost Sheep

– Parable of Mt 18:12,13; Lu 15:4-7

Lost, the

– See [2596]WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

Lo-ruhamah

– Hosea's daughter Ho 1:6-8

Lot, the

– General scriptures concerning Pr 16:33; 18:18; Isa 34:17; Joe 3:3

– The scapegoat chosen by Le 16:8-10

– The land of Canaan divided among tribes by Nu 26:55; Jos 15; 18:10; 19:51; 21; 1Ch 6:61,65; Eze 45:1; 47:22; 48:29; Mic 2:5; Ac 13:19

– Saul chosen king by 1Sa 10:20,21

– Priests and Levites designated by, for sanctuary service 1Ch 24:5-31; 26:13; Ne 10:34; Lu 1:9

– Used after the captivity Ne 11:1

– An apostle chosen by Ac 1:26

– Achan's guilt ascertained by Jos 7:14-18

– Jonathan's 1Sa 14:41,42

– Jonah's Jon 1:7

– Used to fix the time for the execution of condemned persons Es 3:7; 9:24

– The garments of Jesus divided by Ps 22:18; Mt 27:35; Mr 15:24; Joh 19:23,24

Lot

– 1. Feast of

.See [2597]PURIM

– 2. The son of Haran

.Accompanies Terah from Ur of the Chaldees to Haran Ge 11:31

.Migrates with Abraham to the land of Canaan Ge 12:4

.Accompanies Abraham to Egypt

.Returns with him to Beth-el Ge 13:1-3

.Rich in flocks, and herds, and servants

.Separates from Abraham, and locates in Sodom Ge 13:5-14

.Taken captive by Chedorlaomer; rescued by Abraham Ge 14:1-16

.Providentially saved from destruction in Sodom Ge 19; Lu 17:28,29

.Disobediently protests against going to the mountains, and chooses Zoar Ge 19:17-22

.His wife disobediently yearns after Sodom, and becomes a pillar of salt Ge 19:26; Lu 17:32

.Commits incest with his daughters Ge 19:30-38

.Descendants of

.See [2598]AMMONITES

.See [2599]MOABITES

Love

– OF CHILDREN FOR PARENTS

.See [2600]CHILDREN

– OF [2601]GOD, LOVE OF

– OF MAN FOR GOD Ex 20:6; De 5:10; 6:5; 7:9; 10:12; 11:1,13,22; 13:3; 30:6,16,20; Jos 22:5; 23:11; Ps 18:1; 31:23; 37:4; 45:10,11; 63:5,6; 69:35,36; 73:25,26; 91:14; 97:10; 116:1; 145:20; Pr 8:17; 23:26; Isa 56:6,7; Jer 2:2,3; Mt 22:37,38; Mr 12:29,30,32,33; Lu 11:42; Joh 5:42; Ro 5:5; 8:28; 1Co 8:3; Php 1:9; 2Th 3:5; 2Ti 1:7; 1Jo 2:5,15; 3:17,18; 4:12,16-21; 5:1-3; 2Jo 1:6; Jude 1:21

– 0F MAN FOR JESUS Mt 10:37,38; 25:34-40; 27:55-61; Mr 9:41; Lu 2:29,30; 7:47; Joh 8:42; 14:15,21,23,28; 15:9; 16:27; 17:26; 21:17; Ac 21:13; 1Co 16:22; 2Co 5:6,8,14,15; Ga 5:6,22; 6:14; Eph 3:17-19; 4:15; 6:24; Php 1:9,20,21,23; 3:7,8; Col 1:8; 2Th 3:5; 2Ti 1:13; 4:8; Phm 1:5; Heb 6:10; Jas 1:12; 2:5; 1Pe 1:8; 2:7; Re 2:4

– INSTANCES OF LOVE FOR JESUS

.Mary Mt 26:6-13; Joh 12:3-8; Lu 10:39

.Peter Mt 17:4; Joh 13:37; 18:10; 20:3-6; 21:7

.Thomas Joh 11:16

.The disciples Mr 16:10; Lu 24:17-41; Joh 20:20

.Mary Magdalene and other disciples Mt 27:55,56,61; 28:1-9; Lu 8:2,3; 23:27,55,56; 24:1-10; Joh 20:1,2,11-18

.A man from Gadara (Gerasa) out of whom Jesus cast an evil spirit Mr 5:18

.Joseph of Aramathaea Mt 27:57-60

.Nicodemus Joh 19:39,40

.Women of Jerusalem Lu 23:27

– OF MAN FOR MAN Le 19:18,34; De 10:19; Ps 133:1-3; Pr 10:12; 15:17; 17:9,17; So 8:6,7; Mt 5:41-47; 7:12; 10:41,42; 19:19; 25:34-40; Mr 9:41; 12:30-33; Lu 6:31-35; 10:30-37; Joh 13:14,15,34,35; 15:12,13,17; Ro 12:9,10; 13:8-10; 1Co 8:1; 13:1-13; 14:1; 16:14; 2Co 8:7,8; Ga 5:13,14,22,26; Eph 5:2; Php 1:9; 2:2; Col 2:2; 3:12; 1Th 1:3; 3:12; 4:9; 1Ti 1:5,14; 2:15; 4:12; 6:2; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 3:15; Phm 1:12-16; Heb 10:24; Jas 2:8; 1Pe 1:22; 2:17; 3:8,9; 4:8; 2Pe 1:7; 1Jo 2:9-11; 3:11,14,16-19,23; 4:7,11,12,20,21; 5:1,2; 2Jo 1:5

– EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE LOVE OF MAN FOR MAN Ex 32:31,32; Ps 133:1-3; Pr 24:17,18; Mt 5:41,42; 10:41,42; 25:34-40; Mr 9:41; Lu 10:25-37; Ac 20:26,27,31; 26:29; Ro 1:12; 5:7; 9:1-3; 12:15,16; 14:19,21; 15:1,2,5,7,14,15,24,32; 16:1-16,19; 1Co 1:4; 4:14-16; 10:24; 2Co 1:3-6,14,23,24; 2:1-17; 3:2; 4:5; 6:4-6,11-13; 7:1-4,7,12; 11:2; 12:14-16,19-21; 13:9; Ga 4:11-20; 6:1,2,10; Eph 3:13; 4:2,32; 6:22,24; Php 1:3-5,7,8,23-26; 2:19; 3:18; 4:1; Col 1:3,4,24,28,29; 2:1,5; 4:7; 1Th 1:3,4; 2:7,8,11,12,17-20; 3:5,7-10,12; 5:8,11,14; 2Th 1:4; 1Ti 1:5; 5:9,10; 6:2,11; 2Ti 1:3,4,8; 2:10; Phm 1:8,9,12,16-21; Heb 5:2; 6:9,10; 13:1-3,22; Jas 1:27

.See [2602]FRATERNITY

– INSTANCES OF

.Abraham for Lot Ge 14:14-16

.Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz Ru 1; 2; 3

.David's subjects 2Sa 15:30; 17:27-29

.Obadiah for the prophets 1Ki 18:4

.Jehoshabeath for Joash 2Ch 22:11

.Nehemiah for Israelites Ne 5:10-15

.Mordecai for Esther Es 2:7

.Job's friends Job 42:11

.Centurion for his servant Lu 7:2-6

.Roman Christians for Paul Ac 28:15

– OF MONEY

.The root of evil 1Ti 6:10

.See [2603]RICHES

– OF PARENTS FOR CHILDREN

.See [2604]PARENTS

.See also [2605]BROTHER

.See [2606]FRATERNITY

.See [2607]FRIENDSHIP

Lovefeasts

– Assemblies of Christian fellowship 2Pe 2:13; Jude 1:12

Lovers

– INSTANCES OF

.Isaac for Rebekah Ge 24:67

.Jacob for Rachel Ge 29:20,30

.Shechem for Dinah Ge 34:3,12

.Boaz for Ruth Ru 2; 3; 4

Loyalty

– Enjoined Ex 22:28; Nu 27:20; Ezr 6:10; 7:26; Job 34:18; Pr 24:21; Ec 8:2; 10:4; Ro 13:1; Tit 3:1

– Enforced Ezr 10:8; Pr 17:11

– Disloyalty 2Pe 2:10

– See [2608]PATRIOTISM

– INSTANCES OF

.Israelites Jos 1:16-18; 2Sa 3:36,37; 15:23,30; 18:3; 21:17; 1Ch 12:38

.David 1Sa 24:6-10; 26:6-16; 2Sa 1:14

.Uriah 2Sa 11:9

.Ittai 2Sa 15:21

.Hushai 2Sa 17:15,16

.David's soldiers 2Sa 18:12,13; 23:15,16

.Joab 2Sa 19:5,6

.Barzillai 2Sa 19:32

.Jehoiada 2Ki 11:4-12

.Mordecai Es 2:21-23

Lubims

– Inhabitants of northern Africa 2Ch 12:3; 16:8

– The region they inhabited was called PHUT in Eze 27:10; Na 3:9

– See [2609]PHUT

– Called LIBYA Ac 2:10

Lucas

– Fellow-laborer of Paul Phm 1:24

– See [2610]LUKE

Lucifer

– Nebuchadnezzar called by this name Isa 14:12

Lucius

– 1. A Christian at Antioch Ac 13:1

– 2. A relative of Paul Ro 16:21

Lud

– A son of Shem Ge 10:22; 1Ch 1:17

Ludim

– 1. Son of Mizraim Ge 10:13; 1Ch 1:11

– 2. Descendants of Ludim Ge 10:13

.Warriors Isa 66:19; Jer 46:9; Eze 27:10; 30:5

Luhith

– A city of Moab Isa 15:5; Jer 48:5

Luke

– (A disciple)

– A physician Col 4:14

– Wrote to Theophilus Lu 1:1-4; Ac 1:1,2

– Accompanies Paul in his tour of Asia and Macedonia Ac 16:10-13; 20:5,6

– To Jerusalem Ac 21:1-18

– To Rome Ac 27; 28; 2Ti 4:11; Phm 1:24

Lukewarmness

– FIGURATIVE Jer 9:3; Eze 13:5; 16:30; Ho 6:4; 10:2; Hag 1:2,4-11; 2:15,16; Mt 26:41; Re 2:4; 3:2,15,16

.See [2611]BACKSLIDING

.See [2612]BLINDNESS, SPIRITUAL

– INSTANCES OF

.The Reubenites, when Deborah called on them to assist Sisera Jud 5:16

.The Jews under Nehemiah Ne 3:5; 13:11

.A congregation at

.Pergamos Re 2:14-16

.Thyatira Re 2:20-24

.Sardis Re 3:1-3

.Laodicea Re 3:14-16

Lunacy

– See [2613]INSANITY

– See [2614]DEMONS

Lust

– Evil desire Ge 3:6; Ex 20:17; Job 31:9-12; Ps 81:12; Pr 6:24,25; Mt 5:28; Mr 4:19; Joh 8:44; 1Co 9:27; 10:6,7; Eph 4:22; 1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 2:22; 4:3,4; Tit 2:12; Jas 1:14,15; 4:1-3; 1Pe 2:11; 4:3; 2Pe 2:18; 3:3; 1Jo 2:16,17; Jude 1:16,18

– See [2615]ADULTERY

– See [2616]COVETOUSNESS

– See [2617]INCEST

– See [2618]LASCIVIOUSNESS

– See [2619]SENSUALITY

– See [2620]SODOMY

Lycaonia

– (A province of Asia Minor)

– Paul visits towns of Ac 14:6-21; 16:1,2

Lycia

– A province of Asia Minor

– Paul visits Ac 27:5

Lydda

– Also called LOD -A city of the tribe of Benjamin 1Ch 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Ne 11:35

– Peter heals Aeneas in Ac 9:32-35

Lydia

– 1. A woman of Thyatira, who with her household was converted through the preaching of Paul Ac 16:14,15

.Entertains Paul and Silas Ac 16:15,40

– 2. Incorrectly put for LUD Eze 30:5

Lying

– Lying spirit from God 1Ki 22:21-23; 2Ch 18:20-22

– See [2621]FALSEHOOD

– See [2622]HYPOCRISY

Lysanias

– A tetrarch Lu 3:1

Lysias

– Chief captain of Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 24:7,22

– See [2623]CLAUDIUS LYSIAS

Lystra

– One of two cities of Lycaonia, to which Paul and Barnabas fled from persecutions in Iconium Ac 14:6-23; 2Ti 3:11

– Congregation of, elders ordained for, by Paul and Barnabas Ac 14:23

– Timothy a resident of Ac 16:1-4