Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

Of the priests

Bible References

Of the priests

Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,

For the priests

Deuteronomy 12:19
See that you do not give up caring for the Levite as long as you are living in your land.
Ezra 7:24
In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, door-keepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.
Nehemiah 13:10
And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.
Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?
Galatians 6:6
But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain