Exodus 24:11

Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the Israelites; and they saw [the manifestation of the presence of] God, and ate and drank.

Genesis 16:13

Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

Genesis 31:54

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice [to the Lord] on the mountain, and called his relatives to the meal; and they ate food and spent the night on the mountain.

Exodus 18:12

Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and [other] sacrifices [to offer] to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

Exodus 19:21

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, so that they do not break through [the barriers around the mountain] to the Lord to see [Me], and many of them perish [as a result].

Genesis 18:18

since Abraham is destined to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?

Genesis 32:24-32

So Jacob was left alone, and a Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak.

Exodus 24:1

Then God said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (Aaron’s older sons), and seventy of Israel’s elders, and you shall worship at a [safe] distance.

Exodus 24:9-10

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up [the mountainside],

Exodus 33:20-23

But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”

Numbers 21:18


The well which the leaders dug,
Which the nobles of the people hollowed out
With the scepter and with their staffs.”


And from the wilderness Israel journeyed to Mattanah,

Deuteronomy 4:33

Did [any] people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and [still] live?

Deuteronomy 12:7

And there you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

Judges 5:13


“Then down marched the survivors to the nobles;
The people of the Lord marched down for Me against the mighty.

Judges 13:22

So Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die, because we have seen God.”

1 Kings 21:8

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

2 Chronicles 23:20

He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they came through the upper gate to the king’s house (palace) and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.

Nehemiah 2:16

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the rest who did the work.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works.

Jeremiah 14:3


“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;
They have come to the cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with empty vessels;
They have been shamed and humiliated,
And they cover their heads.

Luke 15:23-24

And bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let us [invite everyone and] feast and celebrate;

1 Corinthians 10:16-18

Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord’s Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.]

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Nobles

Exodus 24:1
Then God said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (Aaron’s older sons), and seventy of Israel’s elders, and you shall worship at a [safe] distance.
Numbers 21:18

The well which the leaders dug,
Which the nobles of the people hollowed out
With the scepter and with their staffs.”


And from the wilderness Israel journeyed to Mattanah,
Judges 5:13

“Then down marched the survivors to the nobles;
The people of the Lord marched down for Me against the mighty.
1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
2 Chronicles 23:20
He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the Lord; and they came through the upper gate to the king’s house (palace) and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
Nehemiah 2:16
The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had done; nor had I yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or the rest who did the work.
Jeremiah 14:3

“Their nobles have sent their servants for water;
They have come to the cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with empty vessels;
They have been shamed and humiliated,
And they cover their heads.

Laid not

Exodus 19:21
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go down, warn the people, so that they do not break through [the barriers around the mountain] to the Lord to see [Me], and many of them perish [as a result].
Exodus 33:20
But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
Genesis 32:24
So Jacob was left alone, and a Man [came and] wrestled with him until daybreak.
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did [any] people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and [still] live?
Judges 13:22
So Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die, because we have seen God.”

They saw

Exodus 24:10
and they saw [a manifestation of] the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, just as clear as the sky itself.
Genesis 16:13
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are God Who Sees”; for she said, “Have I not even here [in the wilderness] remained alive after seeing Him [who sees me with understanding and compassion]?”

Did eat

Exodus 18:12
Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and [other] sacrifices [to offer] to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
Genesis 18:18
since Abraham is destined to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him?
Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice [to the Lord] on the mountain, and called his relatives to the meal; and they ate food and spent the night on the mountain.
Deuteronomy 12:7
And there you and your households shall eat before the Lord your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go your way, eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart [if you are righteous, wise, and in the hands of God]; for God has already approved and accepted your works.
Luke 15:23
And bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let us [invite everyone and] feast and celebrate;
1 Corinthians 10:16
Is the cup of blessing which we bless [at the Lord’s Supper] not a sharing in the blood of Christ? [Indeed it is.] Is the bread which we break not a sharing in the body of Christ? [Indeed it is.]

General references

Exodus 4:29
Then Moses and Aaron went [into Egypt] and assembled all the elders of the Israelites;
Deuteronomy 4:33
Did [any] people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and [still] live?