Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Lead » Used for weighing
And behold, there was lift up a talent of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the measure. And he said, 'This is ungodliness.' So he cast her into the midst of the measure, and threw the lump of lead up in to a hole.
Measure » An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half
Then let her husband bring her unto the priest and bring an offering for her: the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal, but shall pour none oil thereunto, nor put frankincense thereon: for it is an offering of jealousy, and an offering that maketh remembrance of sin.
And ten acres of vines shall give but a quart, and thirty bushels of seed shall give but an ephah.
"This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons which he shall offer unto the LORD in the day when they are anointed: the tenth part of an ephah of flour, which is a daily meat offering perpetually; half in the morning and half at night:
And Jesse said unto David his son, "Take for thy brethren this ephah of parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the host, to thy brethren.
"When will the new month be gone, that we may sell victuals; and the Sabbath, that we may have scarceness of corn; to make the bushel less, and the Sicle greater?
But ye shall have true balances, true weights, a true ephah and a true hin. I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt,
Ye shall have a true weight, and a true Ephah, and a true Bath. The Ephah and the Bath shall be alike. One Bath shall contain the tenth part of a Homer, and so shall one Ephah do: their measure shall be after the Homer.
And then she took him with her, when she had weaned him, with three bullocks and an ephah of flour and a bottle of wine, and brought him into the house of the LORD in Shiloh, how be it the child was yet young.
And Gideon went and made ready a kid, and sweet cakes of an Ephah of flour, and put the flesh in a basket and the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak and presented it.
And so she gathered until even and then threshed that she had gathered, and it was upon an ephah of barley.
"'And yet if he be not able to bring two turtle doves or two young pigeons, then let him bring his offering for his sin: the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering, but put none oil thereto neither put any frankincense thereon, for it is a sin offering.
And thereto the tenth part of an Ephah of flour for a meat offering mingled with beaten oil, the fourth part of a hin:
"This is the heave offering, that ye shall give to be heaved: namely, the sixteenth part of an Ephah, out of a Homer of wheat: and the sixteenth part of an Ephah, out of a Homer of barley.
For the meat offerings, he shall give ever an Ephah to a bullock, an Ephah to a ram, and a Hin of oil to an Ephah.
and an Ephah for a meat offering, with the ram. As for the lambs, he may give as many meat offerings to them, as he will, and a Hin of oil to an Ephah.
With the bullock he shall give an Ephah, and with the ram an Ephah also for a meat offering; but to the lambs, what he may come by. And ever an Hin of oil to an Ephah.
Upon the solemn and high feast days, this shall be the meat offering: an Ephah to a bullock and an Ephah to a ram, and to the lambs: as many as he will, but ever a Hin of oil to an Ephah.
And for a meat offering he shall give the sixth part of an Ephah, and the third part of an Hin of oil to mingle with the cakes every morning. Yea this shall be a daily meat offering unto the LORD, for an everlasting ordinance.
And I said, 'What is it?' He answered, 'This is a measure going out.' He said moreover, 'Even thus are they that dwell upon the whole earth to look upon.' And behold, there was lift up a talent of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the measure. And he said, 'This is ungodliness.' So he cast her into the midst of the measure, and threw the lump of lead up in to a hole. read more.
Then lift I up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings, for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lift up the measure betwixt the earth and the heaven. Then spake I to the angel that talked with me, 'Whither will these bear the measure?'
Then lift I up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings, for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lift up the measure betwixt the earth and the heaven. Then spake I to the angel that talked with me, 'Whither will these bear the measure?'
Symbols and similitudes » Ephah
And I said, 'What is it?' He answered, 'This is a measure going out.' He said moreover, 'Even thus are they that dwell upon the whole earth to look upon.' And behold, there was lift up a talent of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the measure. And he said, 'This is ungodliness.' So he cast her into the midst of the measure, and threw the lump of lead up in to a hole. read more.
Then lift I up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings, for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lift up the measure betwixt the earth and the heaven. Then spake I to the angel that talked with me, 'Whither will these bear the measure?' And he said unto me, 'Into the land of Shinar, to build them a house: which when it is prepared, the measure shall be set there in his place.'
Then lift I up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings, for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lift up the measure betwixt the earth and the heaven. Then spake I to the angel that talked with me, 'Whither will these bear the measure?' And he said unto me, 'Into the land of Shinar, to build them a house: which when it is prepared, the measure shall be set there in his place.'
Women » Symbolical » Of wickedness
for true and righteous are his judgments, for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants of her hand."
And behold, there was lift up a talent of lead: and lo, a woman sat in the midst of the measure. And he said, 'This is ungodliness.' So he cast her into the midst of the measure, and threw the lump of lead up in to a hole.