Nehemiah 7:65

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The governor told them not to eat the most holy food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

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  • Neh 8:9 : 9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, 'This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.' For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
  • Neh 10:1 : 1 In all this, we make a covenant and sign it. On the sealed document are our leaders, Levites, and priests.
  • Exod 28:30 : 30 Place the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision, so they will be over Aaron's heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Thus, Aaron will carry the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD continually.
  • Deut 33:8 : 8 Of Levi he said: 'Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one, whom You tested at Massah and contended with at the waters of Meribah.
  • Ezra 2:63 : 63 The governor instructed them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.
  • Lev 2:3 : 3 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
  • Lev 2:10 : 10 The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
  • Lev 6:17 : 17 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
  • Lev 7:19-20 : 19 Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned with fire. Only those who are clean may eat the meat. 20 If anyone who is unclean eats the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.
  • Lev 10:17-18 : 17 Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? It is most holy, and it was given to you to take away the guilt of the congregation and to make atonement for them before the LORD. 18 Since its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary, you should have eaten it in the holy place as I commanded.
  • Lev 21:21-23 : 21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect may approach to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not approach to offer the food of his God. 22 He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy, 23 but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.
  • Num 27:21 : 21 He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will inquire for him by the decision of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, both he and all the Israelites with him, the entire assembly.

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  • Ezra 2:62-64
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    96%

    62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

    63The governor instructed them not to eat of the most holy things until a priest could consult the Urim and Thummim.

    64The whole assembly numbered forty-two thousand three hundred sixty.

  • Neh 7:64
    77%

    64These searched for their records in the genealogical listings, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

  • Ezra 7:21-24
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    71%

    21And I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue a command to all the treasurers of the region beyond the river: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may request of you, it must be done promptly,

    22up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without limit.

    23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

    24Furthermore, we notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, or other workers in this house of God.

  • Neh 7:70-72
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    71%

    70Some of the family heads also gave to the treasury for the work: 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 minas of silver.

    71The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

    72The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all of Israel settled in their towns. By the seventh month, the Israelites were in their towns.

  • Neh 13:4-5
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    71%

    4Before this occurred, Eliashib the priest, who had been assigned to the chambers of the house of our God, was closely associated with Tobiah.

    5He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • Neh 7:66
    70%

    66The entire assembly together numbered 42,360.

  • Lev 7:6
    70%

    6Every male among the priests may eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

  • Neh 5:14
    69%

    14Moreover, from the day I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

  • Neh 13:29-30
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    69%

    29Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood and breaking the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

    30Thus I purified them from everything foreign and assigned duties to the priests and Levites, each to his task.

  • Ezra 7:19
    68%

    19Also, deliver the vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 8:24-25
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    24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.

    25I weighed out to them the silver, gold, and articles—the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all the Israelites who were present had donated.

  • 2 Chr 30:3
    68%

    3They could not celebrate it at the proper time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves, and the people had not gathered in Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 6:6-8
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    6Now then, Tattenai, governor of the region Beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and your colleagues, the officials in the province Beyond the River, keep away from there.

    7Leave the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.

    8Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered.

  • Neh 12:26
    67%

    26These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • Ezra 8:29
    67%

    29Be diligent and guard them until you weigh them out in the presence of the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 8:9
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    9Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, 'This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.' For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

  • Ezra 4:14
    66%

    14Now, because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, we are sending this message to inform the king.

  • Neh 13:9
    66%

    9Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense.

  • Ezra 7:14-15
    2 verses
    66%

    14For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand.

    15And to bring the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 44:23
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    23They are to teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

  • Ezek 42:13-14
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    66%

    13Then he said to me, "The chambers on the north and the chambers on the south, which face the separated area, are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. They will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—there, for the place is holy.

    14When the priests enter, they must not go out from the holy place to the outer court, but they must leave their garments in which they minister there, for they are holy. They shall wear other garments before they come near to the area accessible to the people.

  • Neh 12:44
    66%

    44On that day, men were appointed to oversee the storerooms for contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. They gathered the portions assigned for the priests and Levites from the fields around the towns, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who stood in service.

  • Zech 7:3
    66%

    3They asked the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts and the prophets, 'Should I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done for so many years?'

  • 2 Kgs 23:9
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    9However, the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem but ate unleavened bread among their fellow priests.

  • Ezra 10:6
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    6Ezra then withdrew from the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

  • Ezek 44:13
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    13They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed.

  • Neh 8:11
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    11The Levites calmed all the people by saying, 'Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.'

  • Zech 6:11
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    11Take silver and gold, make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

  • Lev 21:22
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    22He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,

  • Neh 12:22
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    22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as heads of families, and so were the priests, during the reign of Darius the Persian.

  • Ezra 5:3
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    3At that time, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions came to them and said, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and complete this structure?'

  • Neh 5:12
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    12'We will give it back,' they responded, 'and we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.' Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

  • Ezra 1:8
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    8Cyrus, king of Persia, brought them out under the oversight of Mithredath, the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  • Mal 2:7
    65%

    7For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.