1 Kings 7:25
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25 The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen,[a] all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them.
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- 7:25 Hebrew 12 oxen; compare 2 Kgs 16:17, which specifies bronze oxen.
Jeremiah 52:20
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20 The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea with the twelve bronze oxen beneath it, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the Lord’s Temple in the days of King Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 4:4-5
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4 The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. 5 The walls of the Sea were about three inches[a] thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons[b] of water.
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Revelation 4:6-7
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6 In front of the throne was a shiny sea of glass, sparkling like crystal.
In the center and around the throne were four living beings, each covered with eyes, front and back. 7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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1 Corinthians 9:9
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9 For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.”[a] Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?
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Luke 24:47
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47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations,[a] beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’
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- 24:47 Or all peoples.
Mark 16:15-16
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15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
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Matthew 28:19
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19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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- 28:19 Or all peoples.
Ezekiel 1:10
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10 Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back.
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