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Luke 1:9
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Luke 1:9
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9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot (A)to enter (B)the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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Luke 1:9
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Luke 1:9
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9 he was chosen by lot,(A) according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.(B)
2 Chronicles 29:11
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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11 My sons, do not now be negligent, (A)for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.”
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him,(A) to minister(B) before him and to burn incense.”
1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 And Aaron shall (A)burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he (B)dresses the lamps he shall burn it, 8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.
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Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense(A) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.(B)
1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 (A)Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, (B)to wear an ephod before me? (C)I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel.
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1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 I chose(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(B) and to wear an ephod(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(D) presented by the Israelites.
Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so (A)that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses.
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Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(A) before the Lord,(B) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(C)
Hebrews 9:6
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Hebrews 9:6
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6 These preparations having thus been made, (A)the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties,
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Hebrews 9:6
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Hebrews 9:6
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6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly(A) into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
2 Chronicles 26:16
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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Uzziah's Pride and Punishment
16 But when (A)he was strong, (B)he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride(A) led to his downfall.(B) He was unfaithful(C) to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense(D) on the altar of incense.
1 Chronicles 6:49
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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49 But Aaron and his sons made offerings (A)on the altar of burnt offering and on (B)the altar of incense for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and (C)to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(A) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(B) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Exodus 37:25-29
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Exodus 37:25-29
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Making the Altar of Incense
25 (A)He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, 27 and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 (B)He made the holy anointing oil also, and the (C)pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
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Exodus 37:25-29
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Exodus 37:25-29
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The Altar of Incense(A)
25 They made the altar of incense(B) out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[a]—its horns(C) of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings(D) below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.(E)
29 They also made the sacred anointing oil(F) and the pure, fragrant incense(G)—the work of a perfumer.
Footnotes
- Exodus 37:25 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
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