11 occurrences in 6 translations

'Ceremonial' in the Bible

the pure gold ceremonial bowls, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles, and firepans; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the most holy place) and for the doors of the temple sanctuary.

Verse ConceptsSpoonsBowlsCensersGold Items For The TabernaclProvision Of Temple Utensils

Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the Lord's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.

Verse Conceptsperformance

“How can you say, ‘We are wise,And the law of the Lord is with us [and we are learned in its language and teachings]’?Behold, [the truth is that] the lying pen of the scribesHas made the law into a lie [a mere code of ceremonial observances].

Verse ConceptsPensDecadenceFalse WisdomMaking God A LiarMisrepresentationBreaking God's Lawcredibility

the family of the house of Levi by itself with their wives by themselves, the family of Shimei by itself with their wives by themselves

Verse ConceptsOther Wives

and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].

Verse ConceptsDefilement, Objects OfBathing, For CleansingPurity, Nature OfThe Disciples ActionsPeople UnwashedHow People EatLack Of Holiness

(For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

Verse ConceptsAblutionelders, as community leadersJews, TheCharacteristics Of PhariseesHow People EatThe Elderlypharisees

since it does not enter his heart, but [only] his stomach, and [from there it] is eliminated?” (By this, He declared all foods ceremonially clean.)

Verse ConceptsRitualEntering The MouthDefecationClean ObjectsClean FoodFood PermittedOther References To The Heartcleansing

Now a dispute came about between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.

Verse ConceptsJohn The BaptistRitual WashingDiscussionsDisciples Of John The BaptistPurifying Oneself

or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement.

Verse ConceptsEternal PunishmentThe Nature Of The JudgementEternal DeathEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementPurifying OneselfAblutionconnectedness

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have contracted defilement make them holy so as to bring about ceremonial purity,

Verse ConceptsLimitednessBullsAshesSprinklingHeifersSprinkling BloodLimitations Of The BodyAshes Of SacrificesPurifying OneselfSacrificing CattleSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

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Ceremonial (11 instances)
Ceremony (15 instances)
Observance (13 instances)

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