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, the king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (He was the priest of God Most High).
For the priests
Deuteronomy 12:19
{Take care} so that you do not neglect the Levite all [of] your days on your land.
Ezra 7:24
You also should be aware that it is not permitted to place tax, tribute, or duty upon all of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, and other servants of the house of God.
Nehemiah 13:10
And then I came to learn that the food of the Levites had not been given to them, so that the Levites and the singers, the doers of the work, had gone back each to his field.
Matthew 10:10
Do not [take] a traveler's bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker [is] deserving of his provisions.
1 Corinthians 9:13
Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, [and] those attending to the altar have a share with the altar?
Galatians 6:6
Now the one who is taught the word must share in all good [things] with the one who teaches.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.
1 Timothy 5:17
The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.