Genesis 34:19
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19 Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family,
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1 Chronicles 4:9
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9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez[a] because his birth had been so painful.
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- 4:9 Jabez sounds like a Hebrew word meaning “distress” or “pain.”
Acts 17:12
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12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
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Acts 13:50
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50 Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.
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Isaiah 62:4
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4 Never again will you be called “The Forsaken City”[a]
or “The Desolate Land.”[b]
Your new name will be “The City of God’s Delight”[c]
and “The Bride of God,”[d]
for the Lord delights in you
and will claim you as his bride.
Isaiah 23:8-9
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8 Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.
9 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it
to destroy your pride
and bring low all earth’s nobility.
Isaiah 5:13
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13 So my people will go into exile far away
because they do not know me.
Those who are great and honored will starve,
and the common people will die of thirst.
Isaiah 3:3-5
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3 army officers and high officials,
advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
4 I will make boys their leaders,
and toddlers their rulers.
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
2 Kings 5:1
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The Healing of Naaman
5 The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy.[a]
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- 5:1 Or from a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here and throughout this passage can describe various skin diseases.
1 Samuel 22:14
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14 “But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!
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Numbers 22:15
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15 Then Balak tried again. This time he sent a larger number of even more distinguished officials than those he had sent the first time.
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Genesis 41:20
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20 These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows.
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Genesis 29:20
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20 So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.
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