Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
Scattered abroad
Their laws
Bible References
Scattered abroad
John 7:35
Then the Jews said among themselves: Whither is this man about to go, that we shall not find him? Is he about to go to those who are dispersed among the Greeks, and to teach the Greeks?
James 1:1
JAMES, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion, greeting.
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners that are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Their laws
Acts 16:20
And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city;
Acts 17:6
But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying out: These men, who have thrown the world into confusion, have come hither also;
Acts 24:5
For we have found this man a pest and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Acts 28:22
But we think it right to hear from you what you think: for, as it respects this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.