Category: Bible Topics

Ancestry and family:

Descendant of Shem… 1 Chronicles 1:24-27
Son of Terah… Genesis 11:26
First named Abram… Genesis 11:27
A native of Ur… Genesis 11:28, 31
Pagan ancestors… Joshua 24:2
Weds Sarai… Genesis 11:29

Wanderings of:

Goes to Haran… Genesis 11:31
Receives God’s call…  Genesis 12:1-3, Acts 7:2-4 
Prompted by faith… Hebrews 11:8
Enters Canaan… Genesis 12:4-6
Canaan promised to, by God… Genesis 12:1, 7
Pitched his tent at Beth-el… Genesis 12:8
Famine sends him to Egypt… Genesis 12:10-20
Returns to Canaan enriched… Genesis 13:1-5
Chooses Hebron rather than strife… Genesis 13:6-12

Testing and victory of:

Separates from Lot… Genesis 13:8-12
Rescues captured Lot… Genesis 14:14-16
Receives Melchizedek’s blessing… Genesis 14:18-20
Covenant renewed; a son promised to… Genesis 15:1-20
Justified by faith… Genesis 15:6, Romans 4:3
Takes Hagar as concubine… Genesis 16:1-4
Ishmael born… Genesis 16:5-16
Covenant renewed; named Abraham… Genesis 17:1-8
Household of, circumcised… Genesis 17:9-14, 23-27
Promised a son… Genesis 17:15-19
Covenant in Isaac, not Ishmael… Genesis 17:20-22, Galations 4:22-31
Receives messengers…  Genesis 18:1-15
Intercedes concerning Sodom… Genesis 18:16-33
Witnesses Sodom’s doom… Genesis 19:27. 28
His faith saves Lot… Genesis 19:29
Sojourns at Gerar; deceives Abimelech… Genesis 20:1-18
Isaac born to, and circumcised… Genesis 21:1-8
Sends Hagar and Ishmael away… Genesis 21:9-21
Makes covenant with Abimelech…  Genesis 21:22-34
Testing of, in offering Isaac… Genesis 22:1-19
Receives news about Nabor… Genesis 22:20-24
Buys burial place for Sarah… Genesis 23:1-20
Obtains wife for Isaac… Genesis 24:1-67
Marries Keturah; fathers other children; dies….Genesis 25:1-10

Characteristics of:

Friend of God… 2 Chronicles 20:7
Obedient… Genesis 22:1-18
Tither…. Genesis 14:20; Hebrews 7:1, 2, 4
Generous…. Genesis 13:8, 9
Courageous… Genesis 14:13-16
Independent… Genesis 14:21-23
Man of  prayer… Genesis 18:23-33
Man of faith… Genesis 15:6
Rich man… Genesis 13:2
Mighty prince… Genesis 23:5, 6
Good provider… Genesis 25:5, 6

New Testament references

In the line of faith… Hebrews 11:8-10
Christ the true seed of… Matthew 1:1
Foresees Christ’s day… John 8:56
Hears the Gospel preached… Galatians 3:8
Justified by faith… Romans 4:1-12 
Faith of, seen in works… James 2:21-23
Father of  true believers… Matthew 8:11, Romans 4:11-25,Galatians 3:7, 29
Sees the eternal city… Hebrews 11:8 10, 13-16
Covenant  with, still valid… Luke 1:73, Acts 3:25
Sons of, illustrate covenants… Galatians 4:22-31
Tithing of, has deeper meaning… Hebrews 7:9, 10
Headship of, in marriage…  1 Peter 3:6, 7
Eternal home of, in heaven… Luke16:19-25

Of good things:

God’s truth… Romans 3:7
God’s grace… Romans 5:15, 20
Hope…  Romans 15:13
God’s work… 1 Corinthians 15:58
Suffering for Christ… 2 Corinthians 1:5
Joy in suffering… 2 Corinthians 8:2
Gracious works… 2 Corinthians 8:7
Good works… 2 Corinthians 9:8 
Wisdom… Ephesians 1:8
Love… Philippians 1:9
Fruitfulness… Philippians 4:17, 18
Faith… Colossians 2:7
Pleasing God… 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Christian qualities… 2 Peter 1:5-7
Blessings… Proverbs 28:20
Charity… 2 Thessalonians 1:3

Source of, in good things:

From God… 2 Corinthians 9:8
From Christian generosity… 2
Corinthians 8:2, 3
Faithfulness… Proverbs 28:20
Generosity… Philippians 4:14-17

Of evil things:

Transgressions… Proverbs 29:22
Lawlessness… Matthew 24:12
Increasing sins… Romans 5:20

Laws concerning… Exodus 21:22-25
Pronounced as a judgment… Hosea 9:14
Sought to relieve misery… Job 3:16
Of animals, by thunder… Psalms 29:9
Figurative of abrupt conversion… 1 Corinthians 15:8

Predicted by Daniel… Daniel 9:27
Cited by Christ… Matthew 24:15

Descriptive of:

Hebrew eating with Egyptians… Genesis 43:32
Undesirable social relations…  Exodus 8:26
Spiritist practices… Deuteronomy 18:9-12
Heathen idolatry… Deuteronomy 7:25, 26
Child-sacrifice… Deuteronomy12:31
Pagan gods… 2 Kings 23:13

Applied to perverse sexual relations:

Unnatural acts… Leviticus 18:19-29
Wrong clothing… Deuteronomy 22:5
Prostitution and sodomy… Deuteronomy 23:17, 18
Reclaiming a defiled woman…  Deuteronomy 24:4
Racial intermarriage… Ezra 9:1-14

Prohibitions to ceremonial matters:

Unclean animals… Leviticus 11:10-23, 41-43
Deformed animals… Deuteronomy 17:1
Heathen practices in God’s house… 2 Chronicles 36:14

Sinful observations:

Being enticed…  1 Kings 11:5, 7
Delighting in…  Isaiah 66:3
Rejecting admonitions against…  Jeremiah 44:4, 5
Defiling God’s house… Jeremiah 7:30
Being polluted… Ezekiel 20:7, 30-32

Judgments manifested:

Stoning to death… Deuteronomy 17:2-5
Destroying a city… Deuteronomy 13:13-17
Forfeiting God’s mercy…  Ezekiel 5:11-13 
Experiencing God’s fury… Ezekiel 20:7, 8

Things specifically classsified:

Silver or gold from graven images… Deuteronomy 7:25
Perverse man… Proverbs 3:32
Seven sins… Proverbs 6:16-19
False balance… Proverbs 11:1
Lying lips… Proverbs 12:22
Sacrifices of the wicked… Proverbs 15:8. 9
Proud in heart… Proverbs 16:5
Justifying the wicked…  Proverbs 17:15
Scorner… Proverbs 24:9
Prayer of one who turns away his ear… Proverbs 28:9
False worship… Isaiah 1:13
Scant measures… Micah 6:10
Self- righteousness…  Luke 16:15

Of evil things:

Idolatry… Isaiah 2: 18
Man-made ordinances…  Colossians 2:20-22
Death…  1 Corinthians 15:26
Evil works… Ezekiel 6:6
Enmity… Ephesians 2:15

Of things good for a while:

Old covenant… 2 Corinthians 3:13
Present world… Hebrews 1:10- 12
Temporal rule… 1 Corinthians 15:24
The partial… 1 Corinthians 13:10

Of things not to be abolished:

God’s righteousness… Isaiah 51:6
God’s Word…  Matthew 5:18

Commands Saul’s army .. 1 Samuel 14:50, 51
Introduces David to Saul… 1 Samuel 17:55-58
Rebuked by David… 1 Samuel 26:5, 14-16
Saul’s cousin…  1 Samuel 14:50, 51
Supports Ish-bosheth as Saul’s successor… 2 Samuel 2:8-10
Defeated by David’s men… 2 Samuel 2:12-17
Kills Asahel in self-defense… 2 Samuel 2:18-23
Pursued by Joab… 2 Samuel 2:24-32
Slain by Joab… 2 Samuel 3:8-27
Death of, condemned by David… 2 Samuel 3:28-39

Of priests… Exodus 30:18-21; Exodus 40:30, 31
Of ceremonially unclean… Leviticus 14:7-9; Leviticus 15:5-10
Of a house… Leviticus 14:52
By Pharisees… Mark 7: 1-5

Ancestor of Jesus… Matthew 1:13

A Benjamite… 1 Chronicles 8:8-11